1 dead after crash in east Las Vegas
A Las Vegas man was killed Thursday night after a crash in east Las Vegas.
Police were called to the intersection of East Charleston Boulevard and North 28th Street at 5:11 p.m., Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Justin Byers said.
An initial investigation revealed that there was a crash involving two vehicles and a pedestrian, Byers said.
The 47-year-old pedestrian was taken to University Medical Center and later died.
He was waiting at the corner of East Charleston Boulevard and 28th Street, as a black 2012 Hyundai Tucson heading west in the left turn lane collided with a silver 2002 Honda Civic, police said.
The collision caused the Honda hit the pedestrian and a large wooden power line support, according to a Metropolitan Police Department press release. The driver of the Honda was taken to the hospital with moderate injuries, the release stated.
The three occupants of the Hyundai, which included a two-year-old girl, were not injured. The identity of the pedestrian was not available as of late Thursday. Neither driver showed any signs of impairment and the crash remained under investigation, according to the release.
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