Authorities tell Action News that a tractor trailer and a car collided on that section of I-295 in New Jersey between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. A person who stopped to get out and help at the accident scene was then struck by another vehicle.
I-295 is closed northbound between Route 73 and Route 38.
Drivers were advised to take the N.J. Turnpike as a detour.
There's no word on the condition of the pedestrian.
The northbound lanes of I-295 reopened shortly after 8:15 a.m.