SELMA, N.C. (WNCN) — Traffic was backed up more than a mile Monday afternoon and three people were injured following a chain-reaction crash on Interstate 95 in Johnston County, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
The crash was reported just after 4 p.m. in the northbound lanes of I-95 at exit 97, which is for U.S. 70 at Selma, the NCDOT reported. The highway reopened just before 5 p.m.
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol said a Jeep overturned and crashed in the median. Three people were taken to area hospitals, but there were no serious injuries, according to troopers.
Two of three northbound lanes were closed because of the wreck.
The crash happened when a stopped Jeep was hit from behind by a pickup truck, according to the state highway patrol. The Jeep was then pushed into a truck in front of it — and the Jeep then overturned and landed in the media.
Previous reports from the highway patrol incorrectly said a truck flipped in the median.
Traffic was backed up to the Carolina Premium Outlets at U.S. 70 Business.