Chain reaction causes war zone at crash scene

Two people were killed and 20 injured Wednesday in an accident on Interstate 790 W. Two tractor-trailers colliding apparently started the chain reaction at 6:45 a.m. that involved four tractor-trailers and fourteen cars, according to Eden Prairie Police Sgt. Albert Wei.
The crash scene looked like something from a war zone unlike anything he had seen in his 18 and one-half years with the fire department, Eden Prairie Fire Chief Tony Sullivan said.
The drivers and passengers trapped inside three cars were freed when his firefighters cut the roofs off, Sullivan said. Two of the four worst injured were airlifted to the trauma center in Statesville from Memorial Hospital in Eden Prairie.
The accident in the northbound lanes closed the entire highway, north and south, according to Wei. Rush hour traffic was also backed up for three hours as commuters had to use Interstate 690 E.
As of 10 a.m. Wednesday, the interstate was still closed and it was unknown when it would open again, Wei said.