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Driver critically injured after school bus hits car in central Las Vegas

Updated October 26, 2017 - 12:32 am

A woman was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after her car was struck by a school bus Wednesday evening in the central valley, Las Vegas police said.

The crash was called in just before 5 p.m. at Cameron Street and Nevso Drive, near Flamingo Road and Decatur Boulevard, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

The 60-year-old woman did not stop at a stop sign while traveling west on Nevso, police said, and her car was struck by the bus as she passed through the intersection.

The woman suffered head trauma and was hospitalized in critical condition, police said. An 85-year-old man who was in the passenger seat suffered minor injuries.

No children were aboard the bus, and the bus driver was not injured. Police said neither driver showed signs of impairment.

Contact Mike Shoro at mshoro@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-5290. Follow @mike_shoro on Twitter.

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