Driver injured in crash on I-295 in Burlington County

MANSFIELD TWP., N.J. (WPVI) -- A motorist is hospitalized after a crash on I-295 in Burlington County.

It happened in the northbound lanes at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday in Mansfield Township.

Police tell Action News the driver lost control and crashed in a wooded area near the Florence/Columbus exit.

Images from Chopper 6 HD showed a tree lying on top of the vehicle.

The driver was airlifted to an area hospital. There was no immediate word on that person's condition.

All northbound lanes of I-295 were blocked as medics worked to free the driver.

One lane was still shut down more than an hour and a half after the crash.

Traffic was backed up for more than a mile approaching the scene.