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1 dead, 3 critical in Nye County crash

A two-vehicle crash on Monday left one person dead and three others in critical condition on U.S. Highway 95 South in Nye County, a Nevada Highway Patrol official said.

The crashed happened at 11:59 a.m. near mile marker 17, NHP Trooper Loy Hixson said. The three injured people were helicoptered to University Medical Center.

Traffic is being diverted on U.S. 95 South where the crash occurred, Hixson said.

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