Stretch of Interstate 494 closes after multi-vehicle crash, 4 injured
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn. -- Crews Saturday evening closed part of Interstate 494 while they cleared a multi-vehicle crash near Inver Grove Heights.
Troopers say they responded to a five-vehicle crash just after 6:30 p.m. on eastbound I-494 near Highway 62.
Four people were transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.
Crash involving several vehicles on eastbound 494 in Inver Grove Heights. Left two lanes blocked. @WCCO pic.twitter.com/gCAfVRJYPB
— Nick Streiff (@nickstreiff) January 22, 2023
A viewer caught in the traffic told WCCO a very thin coating of snow made the roads very slick.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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