Girl, 11, hit and killed by vehicle while crossing west Las Vegas road
An 11-year-old girl from Las Vegas was struck and killed by a vehicle early Monday evening after she ran across a road outside of the crosswalk, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
Police said a female driver was traveling west on Lake Mead Boulevard, in a construction zone, just west of Concord Street, about 5:18 p.m. when her 2009 Nissan Sentra struck a child. The child was crossing north across Lake Mead outside of a designated crosswalk when she was struck by the vehicle, police said.
The girl died from injuries suffered in the collision, police said.
The driver, 29, of Las Vegas, remained on scene and is not suspected of impairment.
The girl’s death marks the 141st traffic-related fatality in the department’s jurisdiction in 2025.
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