SALEM, Ore. - A crash involving a motor home and a semi-truck shut down the northbound lanes of Interstate 5 Tuesday morning.

The accident happened in the Salem area just north of the Sunnyside-Turner exit.

The motor home was literally ripped open after hitting the back of a semi. The driver said traffic in front of him slowed and he could not stop in time.

The driver of the motor home was hurt in the crash, but his injuries are not life-threatening.

"It took firefighters over 40 minutes to extricate the person," said Bill Holmstrom with the Salem Fire Department. "Due to the amount of damage to the vehicle, we had to make sure we didn't create more injuries."