UPDATE 09:12 All lanes are now open.

UPDATE 08:52 Motorists on I-64 West at mile marker 247.9 in the City of Newport News near Lee Hall can expect delays due to a tractor-trailer crash.

UPDATE 08:19The west right lane and right shoulder are closed. Traffic backups are approximately 3.0 miles.

UPDATE: The right shoulder heading west is closed.

One person is dead after a tractor-trailer crash that occurred west of I-64 around 3 a.m. near the Lee Hall neighborhood in Newport News, according to Virginia State Police.

VSP closed all westbound lanes to investigate the cause of the crash. Police redirect drivers at kilometer 250.

The driver was traveling westbound I-64 when he left the roadway and struck a 2023 International tractor trailer that was resting on the covered shoulder.

The driver of the vehicle that hit the tractor trailer, a 25-year-old man, died due to the impact. The passenger was taken to Norfolk Sentara Hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the tractor trailer escaped uninjured.

We will update this article as new information becomes available.