Las Vegas Sun

April 23, 2024

Truck with 79,000 pounds of bananas crashes, blocks freeway

A semitractor-trailer hauling 79,000 pounds of bananas crashed into a median this morning, blocking several lanes of northbound Interstate 15 at St. Rose Parkway, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

As of 1 p.m., one lane remained closed, according to the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada. At one point after the 6:24 a.m. crash, all but one lane were restricted.