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Two drivers killed in I-15 collision near Valley of Fire Highway
A wrong-way collision involving two vehicles killed both drivers early Friday on southbound Interstate 15 northeast of Las Vegas. The highway was closed for several hours as investigators worked at the scene.
Two drivers were killed in a collision involving a wrong-way vehicle on southbound Interstate 15 near Valley of Fire Highway early Friday, Oct. 23, authorities said.
The crash happened about 4:13 a.m. near mile marker 77. Nevada Highway Patrol said investigators believe one driver was traveling north in the southbound lanes when the vehicles—a two-door coupe and a four-door sedan—collided.
Both drivers, a man and a woman, were pronounced dead at the scene, Trooper Shawn Haggstrom said. Their identities and further details about the crash were not released. The investigation is ongoing.
Southbound I-15 was closed at State Route 168, also known as Glendale-Moapa Road, while crews responded. Traffic was diverted to U.S. 93, and all lanes had reopened by about 11:25 a.m.