Minnesota state patrol reported the
crash involved ultimately seven Vehicles
five Passenger cars and two semi trucks
including one semi truck which obviously
jackknife the southbound lanes were
closed for approximately two hours
before one lane was reopened incredibly
there were no injuries reported with the
pile up a closer analysis of this crash
event shows how the median cable barrier
helped prevent serious injuries by
preventing several cars including both
semis from going into oncoming lanes
while the barrier did limit some lateral
movement for the vehicles It ultimately
played a major role in preventing more
significant forces from being involved