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Dashcam shows aftermath of fiery crash involving 2 semis shuts down I-71 for hours

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Posted at 2:52 PM, Sep 24, 2019
and last updated 2019-09-24 14:52:30-04

ASHLAND, Ohio — The Ohio State Highway Patrol released dashcam on Tuesday of a crash involving two semi-trailers that closed down I-71 in Ashland County for several hours on Sept. 20.

The video shows state troopers arriving on scene to a fiery blaze on the side of I-71 near mile marker 191.

One semi was parked on the side of the road when another semi side swiped the parked semi, OSHP says.

The Wooster Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol says the two people who were in the semi trucks suffered minor injuries.

All three lanes of I-71 were closed down as crews worked to clear the crash.