Accidents slow traffic on Hwy. 50 in Douglas County

Updated Nov. 29 at 11:29am.

A single rollover accident near Round Hill early Monday morning temporarily reduced traffic to one lane. A crash a 8:44am occurred later at Bourne curve.

A Nevada Highway patrolman escorted cars headed east on Highway 50 around a particularly slick spot.

“We had a request for sand in that area. I suspect it was black ice in that case,” NHP Trooper Chuck Allen told Lake Tahoe News in regards to the first accident.

He said the driver sustained minor injuries.

The second accident involved a pickup pulling a trailer with a snowcat on top of the trailer. This vehicle collided with another one. West bound lanes were blocked. Traffic was rerouted into the east bound lane. Both drivers reported minor injuries.

Despite the slick roads during the four-day holiday weekend, the NHP reported eight accidents in Douglas County. Most were on Kingsbury Grade, a couple on Highway 50 and one on Highway 28.

— Kathryn Reed