Man in wheelchair injured in Las Vegas crash

A antheral successful a wheelchair was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries aft helium was struck by an SUV connected Monday nighttime successful northwest Las Vegas, constabulary said.

Officers responded to Rainbow Boulevard and Peak thrust astatine 5 p.m. aft a study of a collision involving a antheral successful a wheelchair and a grey Kia SUV, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Brian Boxler said.

The antheral was taken to University Medical Center. The operator of the KIA suffered insignificant injuries, Boxler said.

Impairment was not suspected, Boxler said. The intersection was closed successful each 4 directions arsenic of 7:30 p.m.

No different accusation was instantly available.

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