Care Flight called to accident on I-580 and Highway 50 ramp
UPDATE: Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said witnesses to the accident on the Carson City Freeway this afternoon were interviewed to determine if it was a hit and run that caused the rollover accident at the ramp.
A portion of the freeway was closed earlier this afternoon to southbound traffic due to cleanup and a subsequent investigation.
Photos provided by Nevada Highway Patrol and Carson Now reader Lidia Barrios.
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Care Flight was called to a single vehicle rollover accident involving a truck this afternoon on I-580 at the Highway 50 ramp in Carson City. Traffic is being rerouted around the accident scene and is backed up to at least College Parkway as Care Flight landed on the highway, according to dispatch.
The accident was reported to Nevada Highway Patrol at around 1 p.m. Details of the injuries and what happened are unclear, but at least one person was required to be flown to the trauma ward at Renown Medical Center in Reno, confirmed Carson City Fire Chief Stacey Giomi.
We will update as more information becomes available.
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