Multi-car crash closes northbound Interstate 35 in Lakeville

UPDATE (3:07 p.m.): All lanes of I-35 are now reopen. Minnesota State Patrol says the incident involved up to 50 vehicles, not all of which crashed, and six semi trucks in the ditch.

Previously:

Interstate 35 northbound in Lakeville has been closed this afternoon because of a pile-up in the snowstorm.

As has been the case all winter, tractor-trailer trucks are involved.

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Yesterday near Toronto, 96 cars were involved in a pile-up in Barrie, Ontario, partly caused by people pulling over when a snow squall swept through the area.

“Just crawl through it,” a police officer said.