Garbage Truck Tire Rolls Into Traffic, Crash Kills 1 on 35W
A tire fell off a garbage truck and into oncoming traffic, killing one person and delaying morning rush-hour traffic on Interstate 35W in Minneapolis.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the accident happened near the 46th Street exit on 35W.
The garbage truck was driving south on 35W but one of the dual tires fell off and went into the northbound lanes, hitting a Dodge pickup truck.
The incident tied up traffic in both directions on 35W Friday morning. Traffic has been rerouted on southbound 35W to 35th Street.
Up through 9:30 a.m., traffic on 35W was still being stopped periodically while helicopters landed on the roadway. The State Patrol has not released any additional information.
Information on the victim is not yet available.
