STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — The driver of a tractor trailer is dead following an early morning crash that led to several miles of delays in Stafford County Wednesday morning. The crash shut down northbound lanes of Interstate 95 for several hours.
The crash happened on northbound Interstate 95 before Quantico (Exit 148) around 5 a.m. Emergency crews responded to the scene to conduct and investigation and clear the road.
The preliminary investigation found that the tractor trailer was traveling northbound when the driver suffered a medical emergency, which caused the truck to go off the road and hit a guardrail. The driver, who has not yet been identified, was taken to Mary Washington Hospital, where he later died.
VSP investigators say the trailer was hauling several hundred bags of concrete, which spilled onto the road and blocked lanes for hours, leading to a long traffic backup. All northbound lanes were blocked for about one hour while cleanup efforts were underway.
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