Crash gums up traffic on I-94 near downtown St. Paul

April 13, 2012 at 7:01PM
St. Paul firefighters worked to extricate a passenger from a multicar accident on eastbound Interstate 94 near the State Capitol around 12:30 p.m. Friday, April 13, 2012. Traffic on I-94 was backed up for more than a half-mile.
St. Paul firefighters worked to extricate a passenger from a multicar accident on eastbound Interstate 94 near the State Capitol around 12:30 p.m. Friday, April 13, 2012. Traffic on I-94 was backed up for more than a half-mile. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A rear-end collision on Interstate 94 early Friday afternoon clogged traffic briefly near downtown St. Paul, authorities said.

While St. Paul firefighters needed to extricate a passenger from a car, the State Patrol reported that there were no life-threatening injuries.

The wreck did cause "quite a traffic disruption until they got the lanes cleared," said Lt. Eric Roeske.

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