Drivers wait for traffic to be cleared as cars and trucks are stranded on sections of Interstate 95 on January 4, 2022, in Carmel Church, Virginia. /CFP

Close to 48 miles of the Interstate was closed due to ice and snow. /CFP

Hundreds of motorists were stranded all night in snow and freezing temperatures along a 50-mile stretch of Interstate 95 after a crash involving six tractor-trailers in Virginia, where authorities struggled Tuesday to reach them. /CFP

Kiara Davis (left) and Aja Brown walk up the southbound Interstate 95 on ramp toward Route 234 in Dumfries, Virginia on Tuesday. The two brought a cooler with beverages and snacks for anyone stranded on the highway. /CFP