UPDATE 6:40 p.m.: Lanes are reopened.

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Just before 6 p.m. on Friday a crash was reported near Curry and Koontz involving a motorcycle and a vehicle.

The motorcyclist was reported to have severe road rash but was conscious.

Deputies are shutting down southbound Curry while first responders investigate the scene.

Kelsey is a fourth-generation Nevadan, investigative journalist and college professor working in the Sierras. She is an advocate of high desert agriculture, rescue dogs, and analog education.