Fatal crash closes Red Rock Canyon scenic loop

Police are investigating a fatal clang Saturday greeting wrong the Red Rock Canyon National Recreation Area.

The fatal clang happened connected the country loop wrong the park, the Highway Patrol said successful a Tweet astatine astir 9:25 a.m. Saturday.

#TrafficAlert Fatal clang Red Rock Loop (Inside the park). #NHPSoComm assisting LVMPD with postulation control. The Red Rock Loop is presently closed for an undetermined magnitude of clip pending the completion of the clang investigation. #DriveSafeNV #LivesAreOnTheLine

— NHP Southern Command (@NHPSouthernComm) September 25, 2021

The Metropolitan Police Department is the pb bureau investigating the crash, Highway Patrol spokesperson Travis Smaka said.

Further accusation astir the clang was not instantly available.

The scenic loop volition beryllium closed Saturday greeting “for an undetermined magnitude of time” portion the clang is nether investigation, the Highway Patrol said.

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