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Pedestrian injured, dog killed in central Las Vegas crash

Updated April 9, 2019 - 11:57 am

A pedestrian was critically injured and a dog died after being struck by a vehicle in the central Las Vegas Valley on Tuesday morning.

Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to the scene just before 11 a.m. at West Washington Avenue and Pyramid Drive, near North Valley View Boulevard.

One person was taken to University Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, Metro spokesman Larry Hafield said. Metro’s Fatal Detail responded to the scene.

The dog died at the scene, police said.

No further information was immediately available.

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

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