A crash involving two semitrailer trucks and another vehicle on Interstate 35 near Owatonna backed up traffic for hours Thursday afternoon as commuters tried to get an early start on the July 4 weekend. Traffic headed north was stopped on the highway when a semi plowed into a passenger car, pushing it into another semi. No one was reported injured.
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