12-year-old in critical condition after being hit by truck
A 12-year-old girl suffered life-threatening injuries after she was hit by a vehicle in the east valley Sunday afternoon, Las Vegas police said.
The girl ran in front of a medium-size pickup truck that was traveling west in the 4900 block of Owens Avenue near the Nellis Boulevard intersection about 4:30 p.m., Metro Lt. Bruce Miyama said.
The girl, who suffered a head and leg injury, was taken to University Medical Center in critical condition, Miyama said.
Westbound Owens was still blocked off about 6 p.m. west of Nellis for about 400 yards, Miyama said.
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