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Truck crash causes traffic chaos on I-15 south of Las Vegas

Interstate 15 was closed in both directions south of Las Vegas on Thursday, June 4, 2020, after ...
Interstate 15 was closed in both directions south of Las Vegas on Thursday, June 4, 2020, after a semitruck caught fire. (RTC Camera)
Interstate 15 was closed in both directions south of Las Vegas on Thursday, June 4, 2020, after ...
Interstate 15 was closed in both directions south of Las Vegas on Thursday, June 4, 2020, after a semitruck caught fire. (RTC Camera)
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By / Las Vegas Review-Journal
June 4, 2020 - 6:30 pm
 
Updated June 5, 2020 - 6:06 am

A crash between two semitrucks led to injuries and a traffic nightmare on Interstate 15 south of Las Vegas on Thursday.

The Nevada Highway Patrol said in a tweet that two semitrucks were involved in the crash on southbound I-15, at mile marker 21, and that there were minor injuries.

The crash briefly shutdown all lanes after one of the trucks caught fire in the crash, NHP said.

The Highway Patrol had advised motorists to use Las Vegas Boulevard to enter I-15 in Jean.

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