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Pedestrian critically injured in central Las Vegas crash

A pedestrian was in critical condition Wednesday night after being struck by a vehicle in the central valley, according to Las Vegas police.

The crash occurred near Eastern and Rochelle avenues at about 9:55 p.m., Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Miguel Ibarra said.

The pedestrian was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, Ibarra said. He said driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene and cooperated with officers.

The intersection was shut down while police investigated.

Contact Dalton LaFerney at dlaferney@reviewjournal.com or at 702-383-0288. Follow @daltonlaferney on Twitter.

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