A burned truck is prepared for to be pulled up a ramp to be hauled away after it caught fire while towing a boat on U.S. Highway 93 in Boulder City on Tuesday. The highway was closed in both directions after the truck caught fire and the trailer broke free.
U.S. Highway 93 in Boulder City was closed for about an hour Tuesday afternoon after a truck towing a boat caught fire. The road was closed in both directions near the entrance to Lake Mead National Recreation Area, but has now reopened.
A large boat being towed by a pickup on U.S. Highway 93 broke free after the truck caught fire on Tuesday, and the road was closed in both directions for about an hour.
A large boat blocks part of U.S. Highway 93 in Boulder City on Tuesday after the truck that was towing it caught fire. The boat trailer broke free, and the road was closed in both directions for about an hour.
Smoke rises from a truck that caught fire Tuesday as it towed a boat on U.S. Highway 93 in Boulder City near the entrance to Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The highway was closed in both directions for about an hour.
An accident on the U.S. Highway 93 caused a road closure in Boulder City Tuesday afternoon.
A truck pulling a boat on a trailer caught fire, which caused the truck to separate from the trailer.
According to the Regional Transportation Commission, the freeway was closed in both directions around 2:30 p.m. near the entrance to the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The road reopened about an hour later.
Nevada Highway Patrol said the accident involved a small boat.
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