Pedestrian dies after hit by vehicle in southeast Las Vegas

A pedestrian died Thursday nighttime aft being struck by a conveyance successful southeast Las Vegas, constabulary said.

Officers were called astatine 5:52 p.m. to the intersection of East Tropicana Avenue and Boulder Highway aft a study of an wounded crash, according to Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Joshua Younger.

Investigators judge the pedestrian was moving done the thoroughfare extracurricular of a crosswalk erstwhile they were struck by a vehicle, Younger said. The pedestrian aboriginal died astatine a hospital.

Boulder Highway was expected to beryllium closed from East Harmon Avenue to Tropicana portion officers investigated.

Younger could not immediatley supply further details astir the crash.

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