Two accidents within minutes of each other on Carson City I-580 Freeway
Carson City fire and rescue and sheriff's deputies were called to two traffic accidents that happened within minutes of each other on the Carson City I-580 freeway. The first accident, reported at 1:10 p.m. is in the southbound lane near the College Parkway ramp.
The report is a single-vehicle into the wall with minor injuries and airbag deployment. The second crash was located within about 100 or more yards of the first accident. It was described as a fender-bender collision also in the southbound lane. A 79-year-old woman was reported to have some neck pain.
Though there is a distance and they happened within minutes of each other, it is unknown at this time if the accidents are related.
More information will be posted as it comes in.