3 killed in early morning accident on 215 Beltway
Three people who were not wearing seat belts died in a crash on the Las Vegas Beltway in the north valley Monday morning, according to Nevada Highway Patrol.
The two-vehicle crash happened about 5 a.m. The male driver of a blue Mazda sedan traveling east on the beltway near Fifth Street lost control of his vehicle and overcorrected, causing him to cross the center median, NHP said. He crashed into a gold Cadillac Escalade traveling west, which caught on fire.
The Cadillac driver, a 59-year-old man, was not wearing a seat belt, NHP reported. He was thrown from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Mazda driver, a 56-year-old man, and a passenger in the Cadillac were also pronounced dead at the scene. They were also not wearing seatbelts, NHP reported.
The Clark County coroner’s office will identify the dead.
Reporter Annalise Little contributed.
Contact reporter Kimberly De La Cruz at 702-383-0381, kdelacruz@reviewjournal.com or on Twitter @KimberlyinLV.
