Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 | 2:45 p.m.
A man was critically injured this afternoon when he was thrown from a semitrailer in a crash that shut down southbound traffic on U.S. Highway 95 near Eastern Avenue, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
The incident in which the truck jackknifed was reported about 1 p.m., spokesman trooper Jason Buratczuk said. The man, who was driving the vehicle, was taken to University Medical Center in critical condition.
The Las Vegas Boulevard on-ramp at U.S. 95 also was shut down and traffic was being diverted, Buratczuk said about 2:45 p.m.
The highway is expected to be shut down for several hours while investigators probe the scene, he said.
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