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Man dies after crashing truck into stump near The Mirage

A 40-year-old man was killed Monday morning after crashing a landscape truck on the Strip.

The man, who was not identified, crashed the truck in the 3400 block of Las Vegas Boulevard South, near The Mirage, Las Vegas police said.

The driver crossed four lanes of traffic before striking a tree stump in the center median, police said.

It's unknown whether the man suffered a medical episode prior to the accident, police said.

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