Bus fire causes significant delays on I-95 in Woodbridge
WOODBRIDGE, Va. () — A bus caught fire along I-95 in Prince William County on Tuesday afternoon, causing delays over a mile long and growing.
The Metropolitan Area Transportation Operations Coordination (MATOC) said in a on social media at 4:20 p.m. that the fire was just before Dale Boulevard (Exit 156) in the northbound lanes of I-95.
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Footage from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) showed a billowing fire coming from the back of a blue bus that was on the right shoulder.
All northbound lanes were blocked and delays were 1.5 miles at the time.
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