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A crane is photographed as it teeters on its trailer at North Rainbow near Lake Mead Boulevard on Monday. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Tow workers secure cables to right a crane that tipped its trailer while it was being towed along North Rainbow near Lake Mead Boulevard to a storage yard on Monday. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A crane rests after it tipped its trailer while it was being towed along North Rainbow near Lake Mead Boulevard to a storage yard on Monday. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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A trailer carrying a crane tipped while it was being towed along North Rainbow near Lake Mead Boulevard to a storage yard on Monday.

“When you mess with big machines, sometimes things happen, ” said driver Matt Tuzon of Silver State Transport.

Tuzon also added thet that this is the first time in 19 years of towing that something this big has happened.

Traffic was detoured around the scene for several hours while crews cleaned up the mess. No injuries were reported and no other vehicles were involved.

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