UPDATE: Motorists are urged to find an alternative route home during rush hour following a single-vehicle rollover accident on the Carson City freeway near the Highway 50 onramp in the southbound lane. Carson City Sheriff’s Sgt. Scott McDaniel said traffic in the area is congested and will only get worse around the 5 p.m. hour. He urges motorists to avoid the freeway during their commute.
The victim suffered minor injuries. His pickup was traveling in the northbound lane when it flipped into the southbound lane, said McDaniel.
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Carson City firefighters and emergency personnel have been called to a single-vehicle rollover accident this afternoon in the southbound lane of I-580 Carson City freeway near the Highway 50 on-ramp. The accident happened at around 4:21 p.m. and involved a single pickup truck that apparently had been going northbound and hit the median, flipping into the southbound lane.
The occupant was conscious and walking outside the vehicle. He was to be looked over by Carson City emergency ambulance personnel to determine if he had any serious injuries.
Traffic along the freeway is backed up around the crash scene in both directions. Nevada Highway Patrol and the Carson City Sheriff’s Office are re-directing traffic around the accident.
