Truck driver dies in fiery crash

Published August 8, 2011 4:00am ET



Virginia State Police are investigating a fiery fatal crash involving a tractor trailer on Interstate 95 near Lorton.

The crash occurred shortly after 2 a.m. Monday. The northbound truck hauling produce drove up on a state Department of Transportation work zone andslammed into one of the construction area’s “cushion” trucks, state police said. The impact ruptured a fuel-tank and sparked a fire.

The driver died at the scene. One highway worker suffered minor injuries when he jumped over a barrier to avoid the crash.

The crash scene was cleared around 8:30 a.m.