TRAFFIC ALERT: Lanes reopen 95N near Sliding Hill exit after crash

Published: Jan. 2, 2016 at 4:18 PM EST|Updated: Jan. 2, 2016 at 11:38 PM EST

HANOVER, VA (WWBT) - State Police say two drivers are now charged following a chain reaction crash involving five vehicles on I-95 North in Hanover.

Troopers tell us around 11 a.m. Saturday the first vehicle slowed down because of backups near the Sliding Hill Road exit and that's when it was rear ended, in all five vehicles crashed in the center lane. They say two of the vehicles partially caught fire.

One person had to be treated for minor injuries at the scene. Troopers say two of the drivers now face charges for following too closely.

At one point backups were about 4 miles.

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