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Driver dies after colliding with highway median

A 65-year-old man died after crashing a Hyundai sedan in a center median several times on U.S. Highway 95 north of Summerlin Parkway on Tuesday afternoon, the Nevada Highway Patrol said.

The identity of the Las Vegas man was not released.

Trooper Loy Hixson said the crash appeared to be related to a medical episode.

Hixson said the man was driving south on U.S. 95 about 4:35 p.m. when he crashed into the center median several times before crossing four lanes and stopping on the right shoulder.

The man was pronounced dead at University Medical Center.

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