5-vehicle crash near California border causes traffic delays

By KIMBERLY DE LA CRUZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

June 28, 2015 - 10:58 am

A five-vehicle crash near the Nevada/California border caused southbound traffic delays on Interstate 15 Sunday morning, cameras showed.

The crash happened around 11:30 Sunday morning south of the Primm exit.

Nevada Highway Patrol trooper Loy Hixson said the crash happened in California.

Calls to California Highway Patrol were not immediately returned.

Review-Journal photographer Bizuayehu Tesfaye contributed to this report.

Contact Kimberly De La Cruz at kdelacruz@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Find her on Twitter: @KimberlyinLV.

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