One dead after two-car crash on 215 Beltway

By KIMBERLY DELACRUZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

10 years ago

Nevada Highway Patrol and Las Vegas Fire and Rescue officials respond to a crash involving two landscaping trucks that caused one to catch fire at the Summerlin Parkway and 215 Beltway intersection in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Nevada Highway Patrol officers respond to a crash involving two landscaping trucks that caused one to catch fire at the Summerlin Parkway and 215 Beltway intersection in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Nevada Highway Patrol investigate a crash involving two landscaping trucks that caused one to catch fire at the Summerlin Parkway and 215 Beltway intersection in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A Nevada Highway Patrol officer investigates a crash involving two landscaping trucks that caused one to catch fire at the Summerlin Parkway and 215 Beltway intersection in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Three vehicles are involved in an accident on northbound 215 Beltway near Summerlin Parkway. One vehicle was reported on fire. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A pair of pants is seen on the ground Nevada Highway Patrol officers respond to a crash involving two landscaping trucks that caused one to catch fire at the Summerlin Parkway and 215 Beltway intersection in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Three vehicles are involved in an accident on northbound 215 Beltway near Summerlin Parkway. One vehicle was reported on fire. (Courtesy/FAST Cameras, RTC)

Nevada Highway Patrol officers investigate a crash involving two landscaping trucks that caused one to catch fire at the Summerlin Parkway and 215 Beltway intersection in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A man died following a Wednesday crash near the 215 Beltway at Summerlin Parkway, according to Nevada Highway Patrol.

Two landscaping trucks with trailers collided where the freeways intersect about 10:05 a.m.

One vehicle left the highway and went down the rock slope and catching fire.

The driver of the truck that caught fire, identified as a man in his 30s, died later at University Medical Center, said NHP trooper Chelsea Webster. There were five people in the truck during the crash. Three of the passengers were taken to the hospital.

There were two occupants in the second vehicle, who also went to University Medical Center.

Reporter Cassandra Taloma contributed to this story.

Contact Kimberly De La Cruz at kdelacruz@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Find her on Twitter: @KimberlyinLV.