A driver was injured in a five-vehicle crash in a construction zone on Interstate 35W in Burnsville on Sunday night, the Minnesota State Patrol says.
The crash happened around 8:05 p.m. on August 9 on northbound I-35W at Burnsville Parkway, according to an incident report. Three vehicles, a Chevrolet Equinox, a Toyota Corolla Cross and a Chevrolet Silverado, were blocking lanes after an earlier crash in the construction zone.
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The driver of a Hummer H2 was merging onto northbound I-35W from Burnsville Parkway when he struck a Freightliner semi, the report says.
That second crash injured the driver of the Equinox, a 20-year-old Burnsville man, who had been involved in the first crash. None of the other drivers were hurt.
Road conditions were dry. The State Patrol has not said what led to either crash or released the extent of the man’s injuries.
The Burnsville Police and Fire departments assisted the State Patrol.
