ALAMO, Nev. (AP) — A tractor-trailer crash killed one man, critically injured another and forced the closure of a key central Nevada highway between Las Vegas and Ely.
Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Jason Buratczuk says the big rig rolled over about 5:30 a.m. Thursday, spilling a cargo of large rocks on State Route 318 just north of Alamo.
He says a relief driver in a sleeping compartment died and the injured driver was flown by medical helicopter to a hospital in Las Vegas about 100 miles away.
Their identities weren't immediately made public.
Buratczuk says the truck belongs to a company from Rialto, California.
The highway patrol says the road closure between Alamo and Ely is expected to last several hours.
