A serious seven-vehicle crash occurred on southbound I-35W near County Road I in Mounds View, Minnesota, on Tuesday morning. The incident, attributed to a "merging conflict," involved three semi-trailer trucks, three SUVs, and a car.
One person, 67-year-old Kirby Kyle Schwarzkopf of Brooklyn Park, was killed in the crash. Two people in one SUV, two in another SUV, and a semi-truck driver sustained non-critical injuries. Five others escaped unharmed.
The collision, described as a chain reaction resulting from the merging conflict, closed southbound lanes of I-35W for approximately three and a half hours while authorities investigated and cleared the scene. Further details regarding the exact nature of the merging conflict remain undisclosed.
A “merging conflict” triggered a fatal seven-vehicle crash Tuesday morning that had one side of a Twin Cities interstate closed into the afternoon, officials said.
The collision involving three semitrailer trucks, three SUVs and a car occurred about 10 a.m. on southbound I-35W near County Road I in Mounds View, the State Patrol said.
The southbound lanes remained closed until about 1:40 p.m. as the patrol collected evidence and had debris removed, state officials said.
A patrol statement explained that “a merging conflict ... caused a chain reaction” that entangled seven vehicles. The statement did not elaborate on what happened.
Killed in the crash was 67-year-old Kirby Kyle Schwarzkopf of Brooklyn Park, said the patrol.
Suffering noncritical injuries were two people in one SUV, two in another SUV and a semi driver, according to the patrol. Five others were unharmed.
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