COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. (WRIC) — All southbound lanes were reopened on I-95 after a tractor-trailer crash that backed traffic up 6.5 miles the morning of Thursday, April 21.

The tractor-trailer reportedly jackknifed (pictured below) and hit a jersey wall in the median just before 8 a.m. The main roadway was closed between Exit 58 and Exit 54.

Police said the driver of the truck, 44-year-old Wayne Johnson of Metter, Georgia, was avoiding debris when he overcorrected and overturned his tractor-trailer. The truck was empty and was not hauling any cargo.

  • Photo Courtesy of the Virginia State Police
  • Photo by Chesterfield County Emergency Services
  • Photo Courtesy of the Virginia State Police
  • Photo Courtesy of the Virginia State Police

One northbound I-95 lane was temporarily closed. Metter was taken to Southside Regional Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to state police.

Drivers were urged to take alternate routes while crews work on the scene. Police said that the crash was being investigated.

Photos by Chesterfield County Emergency Services