The incident happened on the southbound side, at mile marker 157.5 in Potomac Mills (Prince William County), around 9:35 a.m.
It happened just after the Opitz Boulevard intersection and closed the left shoulder, left lane, and center lane.
Traffic backups were approximately four miles.
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