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Samuel Hoffman | The Journal Gazette
A semi waits for a tow at the scene of a multiple car and semi crash in a snow squall on the Interstate 469 overpass over Maplecrest Road ib Wednesday morning.

Crashes snarl I-469 near Maplecrest

FORT WAYNE – Four semis and six passenger cars were involved in crashes on northbound Interstate 469 Wednesday morning.

As of 9:45 a.m., the Indiana Department of Transportation reported that all northbound lanes of I-469 were blocked in the area of Exit 29 at Maplecrest Road.

The Indiana State Police said that a crash involving a semi had closed I-469 at Maplecrest.

The state police issued a notice at 10:15 a.m. encouraging drivers to find alternate routes and to be on the lookout for slippery road conditions.

Traffic began moving again about 10:45 a.m., police on the scene said.

No serious injuries have been reported.

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