LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A fatal freeway collision prompted Nevada State Police - Highway Patrol to shut down northbound lanes of Interstate 15 for almost eight hours on Tuesday.
WATCH: Traffic camera shows closure of I-15 in southern Las Vegas Valley
According to Nevada State Police, the crash was reported at 11:07 a.m. near Russell Road, prompting state police to shut down all northbound lanes of the interstate.
As of 7 p.m., NDOT cleared the on-ramp crash from Russell Road to I-15 Northbound.
Traffic was diverted via the collector-distributor road near the freeway and then routed back onto I-15, a state police public information officer wrote in an email to Channel 13.
The freeway "will be closed for an undetermined time for investigation and clean-up," the spokesperson wrote.
At least one person was killed in the collision between two commercial trucks, according to Nevada State Police. The agency said a box delivery truck collided with a semi-truck in the area at approximately 11:04 a.m.
