MADISON, Wis. — Dozens of people were injured in a massive traffic pileup amid snowy conditions in southern Wisconsin on Friday, which blocked Interstate 39/90 for hours, authorities said.
Wisconsin State Patrol said 85 vehicles appeared to have been involved and 21 people were taken to area hospitals to be treated for injuries not thought to be life-threatening.
State Patrol officials said snow, ice and whiteout conditions were factors in the crash.
Most of southern Wisconsin remained under a winter weather advisory Friday afternoon with more snow expected Saturday.
The crash occurred at around 12:30 p.m. in Rock County between Janesville and Beloit, the State Patrol said in a statement posted on its Facebook page. Troopers arrived to find the interstate blocked in both directions.
Troopers diverted traffic onto side roads. All lanes had reopened by 9:45 p.m., the State Patrol late Friday.
WIFR-TV posted live video of the scene just before 4 p.m. showing semitrailers backed up as…
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