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Pedestrian dies after vehicle crash in northwest Las Vegas

Updated November 14, 2018 - 5:39 am

A crash in the northwest Las Vegas Valley on Tuesday night left a pedestrian dead, police said.

Police received reports at about 7:10 p.m. of a crash at Rancho Drive and Decatur Boulevard, near Cheyenne Avenue, said Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Chris Holmes.

Rancho Drive was closed near the intersection Tuesday night, Holmes said. The crash involved a car and a male pedestrian, who was pronounced dead at the scene, he said.

The Clark County coroner’s office will identify the man after his family has been notified.

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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