[Updated April 12, 2022] The driver has been identified as Christopher B. Byrd, 55, of Lancaster, Texas.
[Original Post] One person is dead following a tractor-trailer fire on Interstate 66.
Fire and rescue crews were called at 8:44 a.m. to mile post 44, near Route 234, for a report of a tractor trailer fire near Gainesville. One person is reported to have died.
Prince William County emergency crews closed a portion of I-66 east for an investigation.
At 9:26 a.m., crews called for a HAZMAT team to contain fuel spilling from the truck’s saddle tanks into a nearby waterway.
Fire crews cleared the scene about 10:40 a.m., however, a portion of the highway was still closed for the investigation.
We’ll update this post when we have new information.
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