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By Jessica Terrones Las Vegas Review-Journal

May 28, 2019 - 12:58 pm

Updated May 28, 2019 - 2:27 pm

One person was hospitalized following a five-car crash in the west valley Tuesday morning, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

About 11:15 a.m., police responded to the area of South Rainbow Boulevard and Alta Drive for reports of a five-car crash, Metro spokesman Aden OcampoGomez said.

The cause of the crash was medical related, he said.

One person was taken to University Medical Center. The extent of the person’s injuries were not available.

Contact Jessica Terrones at jterrones@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0256. Follow @JessATerrones on Twitter.

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