Bicyclist dies after crash with bus in Las Vegas
A bicyclist died Friday night after being struck by a Regional Transportation Commission bus in central Las Vegas, police said.
The crash occurred on Spring Mountain Road, east of the South Rainbow Boulevard intersection around 7:30 p.m. The bicyclist died at the scene, according to Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Justin Byers.
The 2015 New Flyer bus was traveling on Spring Mountain after leaving a bus stop when the bicyclist rode along the right side of the bus and clung to the side of the bus as it was moving. The bicyclist lost control and was struck by the bus, according to a Metro press release.
Spring Mountain was closed in both directions from Rainbow to Redwood Street, Byers said.
No further information was available.
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