Motorcyclist hospitalized after crash in northwest Las Vegas

Metro police investigate a crash between a motorcycle and a pickup truck near Oso Blanca and Elkhorn roads in northwest Las Vegas, Wednesday morning, April 19, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

Metro police investigate a crash between a motorcycle and a pickup truck near Oso Blanca and Elkhorn roads in northwest Las Vegas, Wednesday morning, April 19, 2017 Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

The driver of a pickup truck that collided with a motorcycle at the crash site where Metro police investigate near Oso Blanca and Elkhorn roads in northwest Las Vegas, Wednesday morning, April 19, 2017. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

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By Lawren Linehan Las Vegas Review-Journal

April 19, 2017 - 8:58 am

Updated April 19, 2017 - 6:34 pm

A motorcyclist suffered potentially life-threatening injuries in a crash with a pickup truck Wednesday morning in the northwest Las Vegas Valley.

The vehicles collided about 8:10 a.m. in front of Mountain Ridge Park near Oso Blanca and Elkhorn roads, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

The motorcyclist was taken to University Medical Center, police said. No details on the rider’s condition were immediately available.

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