RV crash, fire injures 2 on Kingsbury Grade

Two people were hurt Aug. 27 when their RV caught fire on Kingsbury Grade. Photo/NHP

Kingsbury Grade is closed because of a single-vehicle accident that occurred Sunday afternoon.

Nevada Highway Patrol officers are still trying to determine exactly what happened.

The crash occurred just past Tramway Drive on the Tahoe side of the summit a little past 3pm Aug. 27.

The RV was a total loss because of a fire. The fire spread into the wildland, but was quickly contained.

The driver and passenger were transported to Renown Medical Center in Reno with unknown injuries.

NHP did not know when the road would be reopened. It was still closed as of 5:20pm.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report