First responders were called to the Outer Loop at Georgetown Pike on Sunday, Jan. 8, when a tractor-trailer was fully engulfed in flames, forcing police to shut down several lanes on the busy roadway.
According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, as of 3:40 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, traffic was being routed around the scene of the truck fire through the Georgetown Pike on and off ramps with a queue into Maryland.
Traffic was backed up for nearly a mile-and-a-half, officials said. It is unclear what caused the crash.
Officials said that the driver of the tractor-trailer was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
The crash remains under investigation. No other information was immediately released by officials.
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