Unknown Vehicle Strikes Truck Leading To Fire That Ensnarls Traffic For Hours On Tuesday

SPRINGFIELD, VA — Virginia State Police are looking for a vehicle that sideswiped a truck traveling northbound late Tuesday morning on I-95 just before the Springfield Mixing Bowl. The impact of the hit-and-run caused the truck to rear-end another truck and both were soon engulfed in flames.

Fairfax County Fire & Rescue units responded to the scene around 10:52 a.m., according to a department spokesman. Fire personnel were able to bring the fire under control by dousing the trucks with foam.

Northbound lanes of I-95 remained closed for several hours to allow fire crews a chance to clean up the roadway. The incident also resulted in a fuel spill. No injuries were reported.

The trucks involved in the fire had North Carolina and Pennsylvania license plates, according to Corrine Geller, a VSP spokeswoman. One of the trucks was hauling lumber.

Geller said state police are still investigating the incident. Anyone with information about the hit-and-run vehicle is asked to call VSP at 703-803-0026 or #77 on their cellphone.