CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. β One lane of Interstate 95 southbound and Coxendale Road have reopened to traffic in Chesterfield County Tuesday afternoon after a fiery tanker tractor trailer crash.
The crash was reported Tuesday morning at about 6:46 a.m. near the 95-Route 288 interchange, at mile marker 62.8.
"A tanker carrying lime went off of the right side of the interstate and behind a jersey wall. The tanker then overturned and caught fire," a Virginia State Police spokesperson said about the crash. "The fire occurred underneath the Coxendale Road overpass."
The southbound Route 288 ramp to southbound I-95 remains closed with traffic detoured at Route 1.
The driver of the tanker trailer, Charles Elliot, 38, of Maryland, suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
He faces reckless driving charges. The crash remains under investigation.
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