Woman killed in multi-vehicle collision on U.S. Highway 95 in Henderson
One woman died after her vehicle smashed into a tow truck at southbound U.S. Highway 95 and Horizon Drive in Henderson Thursday, Nevada Highway Patrol said.
According to Trooper Loy Hixson, the woman’s GMC Canyon pickup truck struck the tow truck that was loading a vehicle about 4:20 p.m., and then careened back into the travel lanes where she was struck by a Toyota Camry.
The woman died at the scene, Hixson said. The driver and passenger of the Camry were transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The two occupants of the tow truck wasn’t injured, he said.
The southbound freeway lanes were closed for about three hours between the Las Vegas Beltway interchange and Horizon Drive, according to the Regional Transportation Commission.
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