Hold on to your horses: I-35 near Wyoming reopens after horse trailer involved multi-vehicle crash

Traffic on Interstate 35 near Wyoming is back to normal after a multi-vehicle crash Friday afternoon caused a huge backup for nearly two hours for drivers.

Around 4:33 p.m. the Chisago County Sheriff’s Office said that northbound lanes of I-35 were closed until further notice due to a multi-vehicle crash just north of the Wyoming exit.

“Possible sightings of loose horses as well at the scene, adding to the chaos,” the sheriff’s office said.

The Minnesota State Patrol said troopers responded to the four-vehicle crash at 3:50 p.m.

A car was hit by a truck with a trailer, which was hit by another truck with a horse trailer. Another car was also involved.

State Patrol said it all started when a vehicle cut in front of traffic, causing a rear-end multi-vehicle crash.

One driver had minor life-threatening injuries, but no one else was injured, State Patrol said. The horse trailer had three dogs and five horses, and all the animals were uninjured.

A Minnesota Department of Transportation traffic management camera appeared to show a person guiding a livestock trailer past the traffic jam for unknown reasons at one point.

State Patrol said the road was closed from about 3:50 p.m. until 5:40 p.m.

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