A vehicle fire on I-81 North at mile marker 154.8 in the county of Botetourt is causing delays. Traffic backups are approximately 6 miles.

The crash happened at mile marker 116.1 on I-81 North.

According to VDOT, traffic is backed up three miles in Roanoke County and two miles in Montgomery County.

Drivers heading north on I-81 through Roanoke County can expect delays due to a tractor-trailer crash, according to VDOT.

The crash has been cleared, according to VDOT.

A crash has caused 3 miles of traffic on I-81 North in Rockbridge County, according to VDOT.

A vehicle crash shut down I-81 northbound in Smyth County Saturday morning.

A brush fire has caused a 3-mile backup on I-81 North in Rockbridge County, according to VDOT.

A disabled vehicle has caused a 6-mile backup on I-81 North in Montgomery County, according to VDOT.

A crash is causing delays on I-81 North in Montgomery County, according to VDOT.

A tractor-trailer crash is backing up traffic on I-81 North for five miles in Roanoke County, according to VDOT.

A vehicle crash has closed lanes on I-81 North in Wythe County, according to VDOT.

A multi-vehicle crash has closed I-81 North in Montgomery County, according to VDOT.

A multi-vehicle crash along I-81 North in Botetourt County has resulted in a 6-mile traffic backup, according to VDOT.

A crash is causing delays on I-81 North in Rockbridge County, according to VDOT.

Two people are dead after a crash in Rockbridge County over the weekend, according to Virginia State Police.

A tractor-trailer crash has caused delays on I-81 North in Wythe County, according to VDOT.

All lanes are blocked following a tractor-trailer crash on I-81 North in Pulaski County, according to VDOT.

As of 10:43 a.m., traffic is backed up for about one mile.

A motorcyclist is dead after a crash on I-81 on Monday morning, according to Virginia State Police.

As of 10:25 a.m., traffic is backed up for about six miles.

A tractor-trailer crash has closed several lanes on I-81 North in Montgomery County, according to VDOT.

A tractor-trailer crash is causing delays on I-81 North in Rockbridge CountyUPDATEThe tractor-trailer crash on I-81 North in Rockbridge County is now cleared. ORIGINAL STORYA tractor-trailer crash is causing delays on I-81 North in Rockbridge County, according to VDOT. Authorities said the accident happened near mile marker 178. As of 7:05 a.m., the northbound left shoulder and left lane are closed.

Multi-vehicle crash closes all I-81 North lanes in Roanoke CountyUPDATEThis crash has been cleared. UPDATESome lanes are back open after a multi-vehicle crash on I-81 North in Roanoke County. ORIGINAL STORYA multi-vehicle crash has closed all I-81 North lanes in Roanoke County, according to VDOT. Authorities said the crash happened near mile marker 135. As of 8 a.m., all northbound lanes remain closed.

A pedestrian is dead after authorities said he was hit by a car while crossing the travel lane on I-81 North in Wythe County. Authorities said officers responded to the crash on I-81 North near mile marker 71 around 10:50 p.m. on Sunday. A man from Newport News was driving a Dodge Ram in the left lane on I-81 when he hit Justin Briggs, 41, of Wytheville, according to police. Authorities said the driver of the Dodge was unable to avoid hitting Briggs and he died at the scene. The driver was not hurt in the accident and police said the crash remains under investigation.

Authorities have identified a woman who died in a crash that involved two tractor-trailers and two cars on I-81 in Roanoke County on Sunday. A 2020 Peterbilt tractor-trailer, a 2013 Chevy Traverse and a Subaru Outback were all stopped in traffic in the right lane on I-81 North at around 3:24 p.m. when a 2020 Freighliner tractor-trailer rear-ended the Subaru, according to Virginia State Police. Authorities said the Chevy and the Subaru were then crushed in between the two tractor-trailers. Kandy Poarch, 47, or Emporia was driving the Chevy and died at the scene, according to police. Charges are pending and the crash remains under investigation, according to Virginia State Police.

A multi-vehicle crash has closed I-81N in Roanoke CountyUPDATEAuthorities say traffic is now backed up for about four miles. As of 12:21 p.m., the northbound left shoulder and left lane are closed. ORIGINAL STORYA multi-vehicle crash has closed I-81 North in Roanoke County, according to VDOT. Authorities say the accident happened near mile marker 147. Stay with 10 News as this breaking news story develops.

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Va. – UPDATEThis crash has been cleared. ORIGINAL STORYDrivers headed through Rockbridge County on Tuesday night via Interstate 81 North should expect delays. A vehicle fire is causing traffic near mile marker 194. As of 11:54 p.m., traffic is backed up about two miles and the northbound right lane and shoulder are closed, according to VDOT.

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – UPDATEThis crash has been cleared, according to VDOT. ORIGINAL STORYDrivers headed through Roanoke County via I-81 North could run into some traffic on Friday night. A multi-vehicle crash is causing delays near mile marker 132.9. As of 5:20 p.m., traffic is backed up about 4.5 miles, according to VDOT.

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Va. – UPDATEThis crash has been cleared, as of 9 p.m., according to VDOT. ORIGINAL STORYDrivers can expect delays headed through Rockbridge County on I-81 North on Monday evening. A vehicle fire is causing traffic near mile marker 192.3. As of 6:21 p.m., all northbound lanes were closed, and traffic was backed up about six miles, according to VDOT. Traffic is being detoured onto westbound I-64, onto US-11, and back onto northbound I-81.

UPDATELanes are now back open after a tractor-trailer crash closed of I-81N in Rockbridge County. Authorities say traffic is now backed up for about 3 miles. ORIGINAL STORYA crash has closed I-81 North in Rockbridge County, according to the Virginia Dept. Authorities say the accident happened near mile marker 190, about one mile south of the I-64 exit. As of 10:40 a.m., traffic is backed up for about 12 miles.

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – UPDATEThis crash has been cleared, according to VDOT. ORIGINAL STORYDrivers headed through Roanoke County on I-81 North on Monday afternoon should expect delays. A vehicle crash is causing traffic near mile marker 142.4. As of 3:40 p.m., traffic was backed up about three miles, according to VDOT.

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. – UPDATEThis crash has been cleared as of 6:36 p.m. Drivers can expect delays on I-81 North in Botetourt County on Monday evening. A multi-vehicle crash caused a backup near mile marker 150. As of 6:07 p.m., the northbound right shoulder was closed, and traffic was backed up about two miles, according to VDOT.

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. Drivers headed through Botetourt County on I-81 North can expects delays on Monday evening. A tractor-trailer crash is causing delays near mile marker 167.5. As of 5 p.m., traffic was backed up about six miles, according to VDOT.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. A crash was causing delays on I-81 North in Montgomery County on Tuesday night. VDOT reported a tractor-trailer crash near mile marker 121. As of 10:20 p.m., the northbound right lane and right shoulder were closed. Traffic was backed up about 2.5 miles. All northbound traffic was being detoured off at Exit 118.

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Va. – A crash on I-81 North involving an ambulance caused delays on Thursday evening. A tractor-trailer hit an ambulance near mile marker 194.7 in Rockbridge County, according to the Lexington Fire Department. As of 10:01 p.m., traffic was backed up a half mile and the northbound left shoulder and left lane were closed, according to VDOT. Traffic was backed up for several miles at one point.

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – A vehicle crash caused delays Thursday on I-81 North in Roanoke County near mile marker 133.6. Traffic is moving smoothly as of 7:30 p.m.At one point, traffic was backed up more than five miles, according to VDOT.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. - UPDATETraffic is now backed up for 1.5 miles after a tractor-trailer accident on I-81N in Montgomery County. ORIGINAL STORYA tractor-trailer accident has closed a lane on I-81 North in Montgomery County, according to VDOT. According to Virginia State Police, they received the call for the accident around 6:24 a.m. The accident happened near Christiansburg at mile marker 120. As of 6:45 a.m., the left shoulder and left lane are blocked.

- Two tractor-trailers caught fire Sunday afternoon about 17 miles apart on I-81 North in Botetourt County. Traffic was backed up about 17 miles at one point. As of 7:45 p.m. Sunday, traffic is currently still backed up 11 miles, according to VDOT. Further up the road, the other tractor trailer fire shut down all northbound lanes. We do not know the conditions of the tractor trailer drivers at this time or what caused the fires.

BOTETOURT Co., Va. - A second tractor-trailer causes delays on I-81 North, mile marker 167.6 in Botetourt County. All northbound lanes are closed at this time. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. - Police are responding to a tractor-trailer fire on I-81 North mile marker 159.6 in Botetourt County. All northbound lanes are closed. There is no information available on how the fire happened. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. – Police are responding to a tractor-trailer fire on I-81 North mile marker 159.6 in Botetourt County. All northbound lanes are closed. There is no information available on how the fire happened.

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. - Roads are clear after a tractor-trailer crash on I-81 north in Roanoke County caused major delays. At one point, traffic was backed up about 5.5 miles. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. - UPDATETraffic is now backed up for four miles. ORIGINAL STORYA tractor-trailer accident has closed I-81 North in Botetourt County, according to VDOT. Authorities say the crash at mile marker 165 has caused a 5-mile backup. Traffic is being moved off the interstate at exit 162 onto US-11 North, then back onto I-81 North at exit 167. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. - Drivers can expect delays traveling on I-81 north in Montgomery County due to a car crash. It happened near mile marker 129. The northbound left shoulder and left lane are closed and traffic is backed up about 4 miles as of 4:56 p.m., according to VDOT. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. - UPDATETraffic is now back to normal in the area. ORIGINAL STORYA tractor-trailer crash is causing delays in Montgomery County on I-81 North at mile marker 125. As of 3:16 p.m, traffic was backed up about 6 miles. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. - A crash is causing delays on I-81 in Montgomery County, according to VDOT. Officials say the multi-car crash happened near mile marker 129 on I-81 North and that the northbound right shoulder is closed. As of 4:30 p.m., traffic is backed up for about 1.5 miles. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. - UPDATEA woman is in the hospital after a tractor-trailer crash trapped her inside her car Friday morning. Authorities say the crash happened on I-81 near mile marker 147 around 7 a.m. when a pickup truck rear-ended a tractor-trailer, trapping the driver of the pickup. The driver of the pickup, Loretta Blevins, 53, of Salem was wearing her seatbelt and transported to Roanoke Memorial Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. ORIGINAL STORYA tractor-trailer crash on I-81 in Roanoke County is causing delays. According to VDOT, the crash is around mile marker 147 on I-81 North.

(WSLS 10) - Both northbound lanes on I-81 in Montgomery County are now open and the detour has been removed. UPDATE:Police say the crash happened at about 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, at the 121.1 mile marker of I-81 northbound. A tractor-trailer appears to have blown a tire while traveling in a work zone and hit a work vehicle then caught fire. MONTGOMERY COUNTY (WSLS 10) - There is an accident on I-81 North causing serious backups. On I-81 at mile marker 121.1 in Montgomery County, motorists can expect major delays due to a vehicle fire.