Overview
- State police said at least 10 semi-trucks were involved among roughly 30 vehicles on I-80 near the Bristol Toll Plaza.
- Heavy, blowing lake-effect snow created slick pavement and sharply reduced visibility in the crash zone, according to officials.
- An initial three-vehicle collision in the eastbound lanes set off a series of secondary crashes that blocked all lanes.
- Several people were hospitalized and a semi-truck driver was rescued after being trapped for hours, with injuries reported as non-life-threatening.
- Traffic was diverted to the Mishawaka and Elkhart East toll plazas during the closure, and all lanes reopened around 8 p.m. local time after cleanup, The Watchers reported.