I-95 North near Henrico-Hanover county line closed, overturned tanker causes hazmat situation

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — All northbound lanes of Interstate 95 will remain closed overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning after a tractor-trailer crash near Interstate 295 caused a hazmat situation earlier in the day.

According to a release from Virginia State Police (VSP), at 2:44 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, police responded to a single-vehicle crash involving an overturned tanker truck on northbound I-95 at mile marker 85 near the I-295 interchange near the Hanover-Henrico county line.

The tanker was loaded at the time of the crash, VSP said. Both the truck’s fuel tank and cargo trailer ruptured. As of publication, hazmat crews and other emergency personnel are on scene to assess and contain the spill…

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