(KTNV) — Four people have died following a fatal crash and car fire Saturday on US-95 near mile marker 18 in Esmerelda County, which is approximately one mile south of Goldfield, according to the Nevada State Police.
Preliminary investigation by Nevada State Police - Highway Patrol officers indicated that on Nov. 12, at approximately 5:50 a.m., a silver Dodge Ram pick-up truck was traveling south on US-95 in the southbound left travel lane, while a white Ram pick-up truck was traveling north on US-95 in the northbound travel lane toward the silver truck. Police say, for unknown reasons, the driver of the white truck crossed over the center line into the southbound travel lane, directly into the path of the silver Ram.
The driver of the silver Ram veered toward the right lane to avoid a collision, but the front of the white Ram struck the front of the silver Ram, causing both vehicles to leave the roadway. After both vehicles came to a rest on the paved shoulder, the white Ram caught fire, police say.
All five occupants of the white Ram — Mariella Hardin, 53, of Las Vegas; Genelle Guillmo Ramerine, 38; and two young girls — died as a result of their wounds and were declared deceased at the scene. The five people inside the silver Ram were transported from the scene for medical care, with "varying degrees of injuries," police say.
The Nevada State Police - Highway Patrol Northern Command East Multi-Disciplinary Investigation and Reconstruction Team is looking into the collision.
Those with information on the incident are advised to please call Sergeant Mitch Payne at the Nevada Highway Patrol Elko Office at 775-753-1111.
