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By Marvin Clemons Las Vegas Review-Journal

March 19, 2024 - 4:51 pm

Updated March 19, 2024 - 5:04 pm

Nevada Highway Patrol troopers are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash overnight northwest of the Las Vegas Valley.

A single motorcyclist went off the road for unknown reasons at U.S. 95 and Kyle Canyon Road, said spokeswoman Kim Yoko Smith of the Nevada State Police.

The time of the crash was unknown as well as other details, Smith said.

Contact Marvin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com.

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