Update 1 p.m.
Clean up for the crashed truck and subsequent oil spill is expected to take four hours.
According to Virginia State Police, the closed portion of the Capital Beltway, near Telegraph Road in Alexandria, should reopen about 3 p.m.
Traffic will be diverted from the roadway until then.
Original Post 11:45 a.m.
Alexandria, Va. –– Virginia officials are calling a tractor trailer crash that included a large oil spill on Interstate 95 a major highway incident.
The tractor trailer crashed on I-95 at Telegraph Road in Fairfax County, just before the Wilson Bridge, about 11 a.m.
The Capital Beltway in that area remains shut down as rescue crews work at assess the situation.
The oil leak has been stopped and a cleanup crew called into wipe up the spill, said Fairfax County fire and rescue spokesman Dan Schmidt.
There are major delays now on the Outer Loop of the Beltway.
We’ll bring you more on this as we get
