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Las Vegas police investigating deadly crash in east valley

A person died after a crash in the east valley on Tuesday afternoon, Las Vegas police said.

Police were called at about 4:45 p.m. to the area of McLeod Drive and East Flamingo Road, near Eastern Avenue, according to the Metropolitan Police Department website.

A person died after the crash, Lt. Chris Holmes confirmed. The area is closed while detectives investigate, Holmes said about 6:40 p.m.

Further details about the crash were not immediately available.

Contact Katelyn Newberg at knewberg@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0240. Follow @k_newberg on Twitter.

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