Southbound lanes of interstate shut down near Pelham Road

A fiery crash Wednesday shut down the southbound lanes of I-85 near Pelham Road for several hours.Sky 4 was overhead where a box truck crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer truck, igniting a fire just after 9 a.m.The flames destroyed the box truck and burned the back half of the tractor-trailer.The cab of the tractor-trailer was disconnected from the box trailer and stopped about 100 yards down the interstate.Two hours after the crash, traffic was still backed up for miles.All lanes reopened at about 1 p.m. There was no immediate word on injuries in the crash.

A fiery crash Wednesday shut down the southbound lanes of I-85 near Pelham Road for several hours.

Sky 4 was overhead where a box truck crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer truck, igniting a fire just after 9 a.m.


The flames destroyed the box truck and burned the back half of the tractor-trailer.

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The cab of the tractor-trailer was disconnected from the box trailer and stopped about 100 yards down the interstate.

Two hours after the crash, traffic was still backed up for miles.

All lanes reopened at about 1 p.m.

There was no immediate word on injuries in the crash.