RENO --  An accident yesterday afternoon on North Reno caused the closure of north McCarran boulevard for more than 4 hours.

Yesterday at around 4:54 pm, Reno Police Officers, REMSA and Fire Personnel responded to several reports of multiple accidents on North McCarran Boulevard between Sutro Street and Clear Acre Lane. With the assistance of the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office and the Nevada Highway Patrol, this section of roadway was closed while the Reno Police Department’s Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) investigated this crash.

It appears that the female driver of a vehicle lost control traveling eastbound on McCarran Boulevard between Evans Avenue and Sutro Street. Her vehicle struck another vehicle after crossing the Sutro Street intersection and continued traveling eastbound to Clear Acre Lane.

Bystanders administered aid until REMSA and Fire Personnel arrived and transported the female driver to the hospital. The other driver suffered minor injuries.

McCarran Boulevard remaind closed between Sutro Street and Clear Acre Lane for the completion of the investigation. It reopened around midnight.