Crime & Safety
Tractor-Trailer Fire Ties Up Traffic on I-95 Early Wednesday
Vehicles were backed up as far as Greenwich, CT.
RYE, NY — Traffic was snarled on Interstate 95 through Wednesday morning’s commute due to a tractor-trailer that caught fire on the southbound lanes.
Lohud reported that the truck was near Exit 19 shortly before 5 a.m. when it caught fire, with traffic backing up as far as Greenwich, CT before all lanes reopened about 8:15 a.m.
Eyewitness News said the truck was carrying chickens and flipped over before catching fire.
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Tractor-trailer carrying chickens flips on NE Thruway, right lane blocked SB, traffic delays back to Exit 20: pic.twitter.com/wrfmJ843Dj
— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) October 12, 2016
For more details, including another early morning accident on I-95, read the complete article at lohud.com here.
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