UPDATE: Nevada Highway Patrol reports an adult male and adult female died in a single vehicle crash that happened early Saturday morning on US-395 and Lemmon Drive.
The NHP preliminary investigation indicates that a pickup, driven by an adult male, and occupied by an unrestrained adult female passenger, was traveling northbound on US-395 approaching Lemmon Drive in the number one travel lane (left lane). For reasons unconfirmed, the driver failed to maintain his travel lane, crossed the number two northbound travel lane (right lane) and entered the right shoulder of US-395. The pickup continued north and entered the rock embankment area near the Lemmon Drive overpass and became airborne. The pickup landed on Lemmon Drive, struck the center median wall and again became airborne. The pickup then landed and came to a stop on the top of the second center median wall located on Lemmon Drive east of US-395.
The driver, an adult male, was transported to a local area hospital where he later died. The passenger, an adult female, died at the scene, according to medical personnel.
The Nevada Highway Patrol Northern Command Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating the crash.
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Nevada Highway Patrol is at the scene of a single vehicle fatal crash that happened early Saturday morning on US-395 and Lemmon Drive in Reno that reportedly killed two people.
The crash was reported at around 3:47 a.m. As of 6:38 a.m. Lemmon Drive remains closed in both directions under US-395. The northbound US395 offramp remains restricted to right turn only. The southbound US-395 offramp remains restricted to right turn only.
The closures and restrictions are expected to continue for the next two to four hours, according to NHP.
NHP says information into the crash will be released pending a preliminary investigation and next of kin notifications.
