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Car slams into RTC bus in North Las Vegas; 1 killed, 4 injured

Updated March 20, 2024 - 8:38 pm

One person was killed and several were injured when a Regional Transportation Commission bus was struck by a sedan in North Las Vegas on Tuesday afternoon.

The rear-end collision occurred about 2:24 p.m. near Broad Arrow Drive and Martin Luther King Boulevard, according to the North Las Vegas Police Department.

The driver of the passenger vehicle, identified by the coroner’s office as 42-year-old Juan Perez, died at the scene and four people on the RTC bus reported injuries. Two bus passengers were taken to University Medical Center for treatment.

Police said the initial report was the bus slowed when a gold Honda Accord hit the bus in the rear.

Police are still investigating and advised motorists to avoid MLK from Gowan Road to Cheyenne Avenue.

Contact Marvin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com.

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