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Icy Pileup Closes I-80 East Of Reno-Sparks

RENO, Nev. (AP) — An icy pileup involving more than a dozen vehicles has closed the eastbound lanes of U.S. Interstate 80 east of Sparks.

But the interstate has reopened in the northeast part of the state where it had been closed for nearly four hours after a crash in a tunnel near Elko.

The Nevada Department of Transportation closed the eastbound lanes of I-80 east of Reno-Sparks at about 2 p.m. Thursday after a multi-injury accident near the Mustang exit about 24 miles east of the Nevada-California line.

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KTVN-TV reports as many as eight people were taken to the hospital.

Just south of Reno, where as much as a half-foot of snow has fallen in some areas, another serious crash has closed the northbound lanes of I-580 and a jack-knifed semi-trailer truck has blocked part of U.S. 395-Alternate.

In northeast Nevada, NHP Trooper Jim Stewart says two people were injured when six vehicles were involved in the crash that shut down the eastbound lanes of I-80 at the Carlin Tunnels west of Elko just before noon. Neither injury was considered life-threatening.