Interstate 95 (I-95)

3 officers hurt when tractor trailer crashes into vehicles during I-95 traffic stop

The fiery crash shut down all southbound lanes for hours early Monday.

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Three police officers were hurt when a tractor trailer driver crashed into their vehicles on I-95 near Dumfries, Virginia, as they conducted a traffic stop early Monday, authorities say.

The Prince William County officers are expected to recover after the fiery crash shut down all southbound lanes of the highway for hours.

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“Paramedics over here. Somebody just came straight through a traffic stop,” someone said on a dispatch call moments after the crash.

The officers were conducting a traffic stop a little after midnight when the tractor trailer driver crashed into their vehicles. Video from a traffic camera shows the huge vehicle on fire just before Route 619, in the Triangle area.

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The driver of the tractor trailer remained on the scene. No information was immediately released on the possible cause of the crash or the condition of the officers.

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