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Truck hits, kills woman on Tropicana in central Las Vegas

Updated June 18, 2018 - 6:58 pm

A 60-year-old woman was killed Monday afternoon when she was hit by a Dodge truck in the central valley, Las Vegas police said.

Police were called about the collision at Tropicana Avenue and Mojave Road just before 1:25 p.m., Metropolitan Police Department spokesman Jay Rivera said.

The woman was crossing Tropicana in a crosswalk when she was hit by the truck that was turning from Mojave, police said. The woman died at the scene.

The 82-year-old driver of the truck stopped and called police.

This is the 64th traffic-related death in Metro’s jurisdiction this year.

Contact Blake Apgar at bapgar@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-5298. Follow @blakeapgar on Twitter.

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