Update: Early morning tractor-trailer fire blocks I-86 in Horseheads

Update: The Horseheads Police Department has provided an update on a tractor-trailer fire on I-86 that disrupted traffic on the highway for several hours on Tuesday.

According to the Horseheads Police Department, the tractor-trailer driver hit the guardrail and lost control, stopping further down the road before catching fire.

Police said no other vehicles were involved in the crash, but the entire truck and trailer were involved in the fire.

A 43-year-old man from Mexico, New York was the only person in the truck and was treated for minor injuries at Guthrie Corning Hospital with citations pending further investigation.

511NY reports that the road is back open and the scene is clear.

HORSEHEADS, N.Y. ( WETM ) — Morning travelers on Interstate 86 were met with a fiery scene on Tuesday after a tractor-trailer crashed and caught fire, cutting off normal traffic and forcing a detour.

According to footage from the scene, around 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17, a semi-truck pulling a trailer collided with a guard rail at Exit 53 on I-86 eastbound in Horseheads.

Smoke and flames were visible in the darkness as the truck traveled dozens of yards away from the initial contact point before it stopped, leaving a trail of fire and a fireball on the cab.

When the sun came up the truck was still smoking and emergency crews were surrounding the scene, traffic was diverted and slowed. The truck and trailer were seen in the daylight and were heavily damaged from the fire.

Police told 18 News that the driver is alive and is being treated with non-life threatening injuries.

According to 511NY, the far right lane one of three lanes is closed. Traffic measures are in place on both sides, with westbound traffic being moved off Exit 52A, as emergency crews had to take up both the eastbound and westbound lanes.

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