One person is dead in a crash that closed the northbound Parkway North in Ross for about 5 1/2 hours Tuesday afternoon.

Northbound I-279 was closed between the Bellevue/West View and Camp Horne Road from about 2:30 p.m. to about 8 p.m.

The multi-vehicle crash was in the northbound lanes just past the Bellevue/West View onramp in Ross.

According to state police, the crash involved a tractor-trailer traveling south on I-279. The driver lost control, crossed the median and guide rail and hit a northbound SUV.

The driver of the SUV, a Lincoln Navigator, died at the scene, state police said. They were not identified by police.

No further information about the crash investigation was immediately available Tuesday evening.