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Freightliner blocks I-29 Friday morning

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ANDREW COUNTY, Mo. (KQTV) -- Two passengers are unharmed in a Friday morning semi-truck crash on Interstate 29 in Andrew County.

According to Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Shane Hux, the crash occurred around 5 a.m. when a white 2019 Freightliner Cascadia was northbound on I-29 in the driving lane

The Freightliner then veered off the road, crossed the median and overturned onto the southbound lanes of I-29, striking a guardrail.

The vehicle was carrying railroad car bearings.

The accident blocked the southbound lane of I-29 at the 56-mile marker until around 11 a.m. The Freightliner was towed by R&W Towing.

Neither of the Freightliner's occupants was transported to the hospital, according to MSHP.

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