The following incident
Occurred on Friday, December 10 around  
11am in the southbound lanes of I-35, just north 
of Faribault, which is south of the Twin Cities.
MN State Patrol reported the crash involved 7 
vehicles - 5 passenger vehicles and 2 semi trucks,  
including one semi truck jackknife. The southbound  
lanes were closed for approximately 
2 hours before one lane was reopened.
Incredibly, there were no injuries 
reported with the pile up.  
The State patrol said it received 286 
total crash reports associated with  
the day’s snowfall with 21 injuries and 
21 jackknifed semi’s across the state.
A closer analysis of this vehicle 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 
limited some lateral movement for the vehicles,  
it ultimately played a major role in preventing 
more significant forces from being involved.
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