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Toddler injured in I-15 crash north of Las Vegas dies

Updated November 20, 2017 - 2:55 pm

A 3-year-old girl injured in a Sunday afternoon crash has died.

The girl was airlifted by helicopter to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center after the crash on Interstate 15 near Moapa, but died of her injuries at the hospital, Nevada Highway Patrol spokesman Jason Buratczuk said.

An 11-year-old was taken to University Medical Center with serious but survivable injuries.

The children were injured after a van and semitrailer crashed on the highway northeast of Las Vegas, Buratczuk said.

The semitrailer was trying to turn around from the freeway’s right lane, Buratczuk said. The van was in the left lane when it collided with the truck.

The girl’s mother, who was driving the van, and two other children suffered minor injuries and were not hospitalized. The semitrailer’s driver was uninjured.

No other details were immediately available.

Contact Max Michor at mmichor@reviewjournal.com. Follow @MaxMichor on Twitter. Review-Journal staff writer Blake Apgar contributed to this story.

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