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The westbound lanes of Interstate 90 have
reopened after a semi-truck carrying large blocks of cheese crashed
in a fiery explosion in southeastern Minnesota.


      The truck driver, Glen Boyer of Le Mars, Iowa, was flown to
Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, Wis., after the early
Monday crash. Boyer's condition was not available, but an
investigator told the Post-Bulletin of Rochester his injuries were
not life-threatening.


      The eastbound semi crossed four lanes of I-90 and crashed about
6:45 a.m. Westbound traffic was closed for about an hour.


      The truck hit an embankment over a Winona County road, then
tumbled down a hillside.


      Officials from the Minnesota Department of Transportation
inspected the county road's bridge but found no major damage.


      The crash is under investigation.
      

Information from: [[link:http://www.postbulletin.com
 type:ext text:Post-Bulletin]]

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The westbound lanes of Interstate 90 have
reopened after a semi-truck carrying large blocks of cheese crashed
in a fiery explosion in southeastern Minnesota.


Cheese truck crashes, burns in SE Minn.

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