I-95 traffic news - Highway shut down as lawmakers stranded in DC and a second snowstorm on the way
Updates on the wild weather wreaking havoc in the US capital
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Your support makes all the difference.Heavy snow has wrought havoc on the Washington, DC area, leaving hundreds of drivers stranded on a major roadway in Virginia.
A massive pile-up clogged a 50-mile stretch of Interstate 95 overnight after a crash involving six tractor-trailers on Monday afternoon.
The collision caused no injuries but brought traffic to a standstill along the US East Coast’s main north-south highway, and it became impossible to move as the snow accumulated. Hours passed with hundreds of motorists posting increasingly desperate messages on social media about running out of fuel, food, and water.
Authorities were still struggling to reach the stranded motorists on Tuesday morning amid treacherous freezing road conditions throughout the region.
Some drivers have now been stranded for 24 hours and it is unclear when the roadway will reopen.
Meanwhile, the snow caused headaches in the nation’s capital, briefly trapping President Joe Biden inside Air Force One on Monday and forcing many federal offices to shut.
‘Not afraid of snow [or] rain unlike the other guy'
President Joe Biden was snowed into Air Force One as he landed back in Washington DC on Monday as the snowstorm brought the US capital to a standstill.
The video footage of Mr Biden finally leaving the plane quickly went viral with social media users comparing the 79-year-old to former President Donald Trump.
“President Biden looks like a badass at Air Force One. He isn’t afraid of snow rain unlike the other guy,” one Twitter user said.
Gustaf Kilander reports.
‘Like a badass’: Video of Biden emerging from snowed in Air Force One goes viral
‘Trump would still be golfing at the ‘Winter White House’ in these conditions’
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