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Truck hits 4 cars, causes traffic chaos on I-15 in Las Vegas

Updated November 23, 2022 - 12:10 pm

A semi truck hit four cars and caught fire on Interstate 15 after the driver had a medical episode Tuesday afternoon, according to the North Las Vegas Fire Department.

The semi was on I-15 driving south from Cheyenne Avenue when the crash happened. The semi stopped after the crash near the Interstate 515 exit.

The North Las Vegas Fire Department and Las Vegas Fire Department responded around 3:45 p.m. and put the fire out before it spread into the semi’s trailer.

Drivers near the crash pulled the semi’s driver from the vehicle before the truck caught fire. The driver was taken to Valley Hospital Medical Center Emergency Room, the fire department said in a tweet.

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