Injury accident snarls traffic on Hwy. 50 in S. Tahoe

Traffic was slow on Highway 50 at Al Tahoe Boulevard late Monday afternoon as emergency crews worked to clear an injury accident.

At least one person was being transported to Barton Memorial Hospital via ambulance about 4:40pm.

South Lake Tahoe police officers were not providing details Feb. 21 about the accident.

Emergency crews work an accident Feb. 21 in South Lake Tahoe. Photo/LTN

Although snow had not fallen all day Monday, road surfaces are slick with slush in some locations and pockets of ice elsewhere. All wet spots are likely to continue to freeze and thaw as overnight temperatures are in the single digits in the Lake Tahoe Basin and highs are in the 20s this week.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report