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Spud Spill: Crash Involving Semi Full Of Potatoes Closes Down Stretch I-494

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A stretch of westbound Interstate 494 was closed for several hours near South St. Paul Saturday morning after an accident involving a semi truck full of potatoes.

The crash happened at Hardman Avenue just after 8 a.m., according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

That section of interstate was finally reopened at about 12:15 p.m. It is not clear how many spuds were lost in the crash.

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