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Plane lands on interstate in Reno, Nevada forcing westbound closure

RENO, Nev. (NBC, KYMA) - A small plane crashed on Interstate 80 Thursday prompting lane closures. Luckily, no injuries have been reported.

Authorities say the Seawind 3000 plane took off from Reno at 7:42 a.m. Mountain.

Minutes later, at 7:49 a.m. Mountain, the private plane went down on I-80 in Storey County near Mile Marker 28.

All westbound lanes were closed due to the crash.

They were later reopened around 11:20 a.m. Mountain Time. The NTSB and the FAA are both responding to the crash.

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