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2 dead, 1 hurt after three-vehicle crash that led to delays on I-95 in Stafford Co.

[caption id="attachment_24958745" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Aerial photo of a crash on Interstate 95 that left two people dead and another person injured on July 5, 2023. (Courtesy 7News)[/caption]

A three-vehicle crash left two people dead and another person injured, prompting authorities to close the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 in Stafford County, Virginia, for hours Wednesday morning.

The crash, which involved a tractor-trailer, an SUV and a sedan, happened near the Centreport Parkway (136-mile marker) at around 4:45 a.m., according to Virginia State Police.

Though all northbound lanes reopened by 10:40 a.m., some delays persisted.

The northbound lanes of the roadway were closed for around five hours Wednesday morning as police investigated the crash. That closure prompted significant delays from Stafford County to Fredericksburg, WTOP Traffic reported.

Police didn’t say the condition of the person who was injured or offer details about what caused the collision. The people who died weren’t identified by authorities.

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