Two people were killed in a crash that led to a tanker truck explosion on Highway 20 near Interstate 80 in Nevada County.
The head-on crash between the tanker truck and a tow truck happened just after 10 a.m. on Highway 20, six miles west of I-80
The drivers in each vehicle were confirmed dead. Their identities have not been released.
Caltrans has closed Highway 20 between the Interstate 80 junction and Scott's Flat Road in Nevada City.
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