A tractor-trailer crash shut down part of Interstate 85 south in Orange County early Friday morning. 

Around 1:30 a.m., State Troopers closed the road at NC-86 where the big rig appeared to be on its side.

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The investigation slowed traffic and caused congestion for miles towards the I-40 split near Durham. 

Crews used a crane to lift the large truck upright and get it safely removed. The road reopened around 4 a.m. 

WRAL is working to learn if anyone was hurt.