Truck crash on I-15 near Tropicana cleared

Nevada Highway Patrol officers investigate the scene of a crash involving a semitrailer on northbound Interstate 15 near Tropicana Avenue on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye

Traffic is backed up on northbound Interstate 15 near Tropicana Avenue after a semitrailer crash, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)

Traffic is backed up on northbound Interstate 15 near Tropicana Avenue after a semitrailer crash, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)

Traffic is backed up on northbound Interstate 15 near Tropicana after a semitrailer crash, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)

Traffic is backed up on northbound Interstate 15 near Tropicana Avenue after a semitrailer crash, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)

Semitrailer crash on northbound Interstate 15 near Tropicana Avenue, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. (@lasvegasgirl6/Twitter)

Semitrailer crash on northbound Interstate 15 near Tropicana Avenue, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. (RTC FAST Cameras)

Semitrailer crash on northbound Interstate 15 near Tropicana Avenue, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. (RTC FAST Cameras)

Crash on northbound Interstate 15 near Sahara Avenue, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. (RTC FAST Cameras)

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By WESLEY JUHL LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

April 19, 2016 - 3:08 pm

A crash on Interstate 15 near Tropicana Avenue cleared up at around 2 p.m. Tuesday.

The left lanes of the freeway were closed in both directions near Tropicana Avenue because of a crash involving a tractor-trailer.

Northbound lanes near Sahara Avenue also were closed because of a crash, but traffic cameras show the area has been cleared.

Both incidents involved injuries.

Additional details about the collisions and the extent of the injuries were not immediately available.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Contact Wesley Juhl at wjuhl@reviewjournal.com and 702-383-0391. Find @WesJuhl on Twitter.

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