Driver Loses His Life In A Roll Over On I81 In Maryland Today

HAGERSTOWN, Md. - A man is dead after a fiery tractor trailer accident Friday afternoon on Interstate-81 in Hagerstown.

Maryland State Police said the truck was driving north on I-81 shortly before 2:30 p.m. when it struck a guardrail. It then hit a wall underneath the overpass at U.S. Route 40, the exit for the Hagerstown Shopping Center. They say the truck flipped over and burst into flames, creating heavy smoke around the bridge.

The driver, identified as Donald Hall, 59, of Chambersburg, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Both northbound and southbound lanes on I-81 were closed for about an hour, until the southbound lanes were re-opened. Officials said the northbound lanes will remain closed until a structural engineer can inspect the bridge due to the explosion.

No other vehicles were involved.

Tractor Trailer Driver Dead After Rollover on Interstate-81

I don't know what cause it but it was bad.

HAGERSTOWN, Md. - A man is dead after a fiery tractor trailer accident Friday afternoon on Interstate-81 in Hagerstown.

Maryland State Police said the truck was driving north on I-81 shortly before 2:30 p.m. when it struck a guardrail. It then hit a wall underneath the overpass at U.S. Route 40, the exit for the Hagerstown Shopping Center. They say the truck flipped over and burst into flames, creating heavy smoke around the bridge.

The driver, identified as Donald Hall, 59, of Chambersburg, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Both northbound and southbound lanes on I-81 were closed for about an hour, until the southbound lanes were re-opened. Officials said the northbound lanes will remain closed until a structural engineer can inspect the bridge due to the explosion.

No other vehicles were involved.

Tractor Trailer Driver Dead After Rollover on Interstate-81

I don't know what cause it but it was bad.

I live in hagerstown Maryland where this happened we was at Walmart getting food when it happened right at that exit we drove over it and seen the smoke but didn't know what happen till we turned around cuz of the traffic and that's when we seen the truck on fire....... R.I.P driver

I know I-81 really well and it's a road to be respected. Very sorry to hear about the driver :-(

I know I-81 really well and it's a road to be respected. Very sorry to hear about the driver :-(

When they was doing that road work on 81 in west Virginia always accidents there

I know I-81 really well and it's a road to be respected. Very sorry to hear about the driver :-(

When they was doing that road work on 81 in west Virginia always accidents there

I run 81 everyday and have my whole life it is a very dangerous road. My old office was at exit 20 in WV when they were doing the road work and your right everyday bad wrecks and some lives loss. I was sitting in the SB lanes when they close it down,we were back up north of Greencastle. Very sorry for the drivers family and they will be in my prayers tonight.

Ooooo. That looks like the markings of an old Con-way trailer from back when it was "CWX" in the Southeast.

Soooo sad ...and horrific. He and his family are in my prayers.

-mountain girl