Northbound Interstate 15 reopens after four-vehicle collision

By ROCHEL LEAH GOLDBLATT and CAITLYN BELCHER LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

12 years ago

A Nevada Highway Patrol officer walks by the scene of a five-vehicle crash including two semitrailers on the Interstate 15 northbound just past Sahara Avenue in Las Vegas on Tuesday. The crash shut down four lanes and backed up traffic to Tropicana Avenue.

Nevada Highway Patrol officers investigate the scene of a five-vehicle crash including two semitrailers on the Interstate 15 northbound just past Sahara Avenue in Las Vegas on Tuesday.

A tow truck worker checks a car involved in a five-vehicle crash including two semitrailers on the Interstate 15 northbound just past Sahara Avenue in Las Vegas on Tuesday.

An accident involving four vehicles tied up northbound traffic on Interstate 15 near Sahara Avenue Tuesday afternoon, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

The crash was reported just after 12:30 p.m. and involved two semi-trucks and two passenger vehicles. Police said one person sustained minor, non-life threatening injuries and was transported to University Medical Center.

Four lanes on the I-15 were closed for three hours during the investigation. The lanes have since been reopened.

Contact Rochel Leah Goldblatt and Caitlyn Belcher at rgoldblatt@reviewjournal.com, cbelcher@reviewjournal.com, or 702-383-0264.