LAS VEGAS (KSNV) – Two individuals are dead following a wrong-way collision on Interstate 15 northeast of Las Vegas early Friday morning.
The crash occurred around 4:13 a.m. on I-15 southbound at mile marker 77, near Valley of Fire Highway, as reported by Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Shawn Haggstrom.
Authorities confirmed that two vehicles, a two-door coupe and a four-door sedan, were involved. Investigators believe one vehicle was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes when the collision took place.
Both drivers, a man and a woman, were pronounced dead at the scene, according to Haggstrom. The investigation is ongoing, with additional details not yet available.
Southbound lanes of I-15 were closed at State Route 168 (Glendale-Moapa Road) for several hours while responders managed the scene. Traffic was diverted to U.S. 93, but all lanes reopened by approximately 11:25 a.m.