2 lanes on US 95 near Eastern remain closed for road work after truck crash

Officials survey the damage after a tractor-trailer jackknifed and crashed into a sound wall, breaking through the wall and spilling about 100 gallons of a liquid on U.S. Highway 95 just before Eastern Avenue on Friday, July 1, 2016. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)

Workers sweep up an absorbent material after a tractor-trailer jackknifed and crashed into a sound wall, breaking through the wall and spilling about 100 gallons of a liquid on U.S. Highway 95 just before Eastern Avenue on Friday, July 1, 2016. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)

A tractor-trailer crash on U.S. Highway 95 near Eastern Avenue has closed the southbound lanes, Friday, July 1, 2016. (RTC FAST Cameras)

Traffic on U.S. Highway 95 near downtown Las Vegas is backed up after a tractor-trailer crash near Eastern Avenue, Friday, July 1, 2016, closing the southbound lanes. (RTC FAST Cameras)

Traffic on U.S. Highway 95 near downtown Las Vegas is backed up after a tractor-trailer crash near Eastern Avenue, Friday, July 1, 2016, closing the southbound lanes. (RTC FAST Cameras)

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By MAX MICHOR LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

July 1, 2016 - 11:32 am

The two right lanes of southbound U.S. Highway 95 just before Eastern Avenue remain closed after a tractor-trailer crash early Friday morning.

The on-ramp at Eastern leading to southbound U.S. 95 remains closed as well Friday afternoon.

Just after 3:30 a.m., the tractor-trailer jackknifed and crashed into a sound wall, breaking through the wall and spilling about 100 gallons of a liquid, possibly diesel fuel, across the road, blocking the southbound lanes. Debris from the sound wall fell to Bruce and 19th streets below the highway, hitting an unoccupied pickup.

Road workers are repairing the wall.

No injuries were reported.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Contact Max Michor at mmichor@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Find @MaxMichor on Twitter.

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