Multi vehicle Crash on East Bound 494, Inver Grove Heights, MN – 3/15/2021

A multi-vehicle wrecked occured around 2 PM this afternoon on eastbound 494 in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. This accident involved at least 5 cars and a semi-truck with reduced visibility and slick conditions being reported the time of the crash as moderate to heavy snow was falling. The immidiate conditions of any individuals involved in the crash are unknown at this time.
Shot Description

Shot 1-3: Video of an ambulance and emergency responder arriving at the scene of the accident with lights and siren on the inside right shoulder.
Shot 4: A wide shot of the scene of the multi-vehicle accident with a car in the ditch, traffic backed up, a fire truck with a directional arrow, and other rescue vehicles in the background.
Shot 5-6: Close up of a semi involved in the wreck and a car being towed out of the middle median with two ambulances and police with traffic driving by.
Shot 7-8: Close up and wide shot of fire truck blocking far left lane with direction arrow on top and track backed up and slowly moving.
Shot 9-10: Traffic backed up going eastbound due to crash with a tow truck going westbound slowing down to turn around and help clear vehicles from wreck.
Shot 11: Close up shot of tow truck with lights on driving to crash on middle median with lights on.
Shot 12: Wide shot of crash scene and backed up traffic and tow truck backing up to get car out of right ditch.
Shot 13: Closer shot of accident scene with fire truck with arrow on it in foreground and rescue personnel in background.
Shot 14-16: Close and far shots of two plow trucks stuck in the traffic from crash salting and plows down.
Shot 17: Two more tow trucks arriving to help remove vehicles from crash driving down left shoulder with lights on.
Shot 18-21: Close and wide shots of two plow trucks again from behind salting and plowing road where crash occurred.
Shot 22: Middle shot of fire truck diverting traffic with sign and clean up continuing wreck.

SID: Will Wight
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