Two drivers were killed in a wrong-way collision early Friday on Interstate 15 near Valley of Fire in Nevada, prompting a southbound highway closure and detours, Nevada State Police said, according to Las Vegas Focal reporting on October 23.

Source: Las Vegas Focal (Focal News)

The crash was reported shortly after 4 a.m. near mile marker 77 and involved a two-door coupe and a four-door sedan. Police said one vehicle was travelling north in the southbound lanes. Investigators had not identified which vehicle was going the wrong way.

Both drivers — an adult man and an adult woman — died at the scene, police said. Police did not release their names in the initial report. A separate Las Vegas traffic-alert report also recorded two people killed in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 15 northeast of Las Vegas early Friday morning.

Source: Vegas Alerts

Southbound traffic diverted at Exit 93

Southbound I-15 traffic was closed at Exit 93, State Route 168. Drivers were being directed onto State Route 168, also known as Glendale-Moapa Road, and then to U.S. 93. Police said the closure would remain in place for an undetermined period during the investigation.

For drivers on I-15

I-15 is a main freight and travel corridor between Las Vegas, Utah and California. Drivers heading south toward Las Vegas on Friday morning were being routed via SR-168 and U.S. 93 while Nevada State Police investigated at mile marker 77. Check for the latest closure update before travelling.

What is solid

  • The crash happened shortly after 4 a.m. on Friday, October 23, near mile marker 77 on I-15 near Valley of Fire (Nevada State Police, via Las Vegas Focal).
  • A coupe and a sedan collided, one of them travelling north in the southbound lanes; both drivers, an adult man and an adult woman, died at the scene.
  • Southbound traffic was closed at Exit 93 and diverted via State Route 168 (Glendale-Moapa Road) to U.S. 93.

What is only claimed

  • Which of the two vehicles was travelling the wrong way — investigators had not identified it in the initial report.
  • How long the southbound closure would last — police said the period was undetermined while the investigation continued.