Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that killed two people in Yerington.

The crash happened at the intersection of State Route 208 and State Route 827 - it will be closed to all traffic for the next several hours. 

Emergency crews responded to the scene just after 8:15 a.m. on Thursday.

NHP says a third person suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital for medical treatment. 

There's no immediate word on what caused the crash. 

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