Las Vegas police investigate the scene of a fatal hit-and-run on Sahara Avenue near 6th Street in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 14, 2021. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
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Las Vegas police redirect traffic near the scene of a fatal hit-and-run on Sahara Avenue near 6th Street in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 14, 2021. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
Las Vegas police redirect traffic near the scene of a fatal hit-and-run on Sahara Avenue near 6th Street in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 14, 2021. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
Las Vegas police investigate the scene of a fatal hit-and-run on Sahara Avenue near 6th Street in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 14, 2021. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
Las Vegas police investigate the scene of a fatal hit-and-run on Sahara Avenue near 6th Street in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 14, 2021. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
Las Vegas police investigate the scene of a fatal hit-and-run on Sahara Avenue near 6th Street in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 14, 2021. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
Las Vegas police investigate the scene of a fatal hit-and-run on Sahara Avenue near 6th Street in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 14, 2021. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
Las Vegas police investigate the scene of a fatal hit-and-run on Sahara Avenue near 6th Street in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 14, 2021. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
A man was killed after he was hit by a pickup truck that fled the scene in downtown Las Vegas on Sunday afternoon, police said.
Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Brian Boxler said the man was hit by a white Ford pickup truck on the sidewalk near 595 E. Sahara Avenue around 4:37 p.m.
The truck left the area after the wreck. Boxler said police were still searching for the driver as of 6 p.m.
The man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, but Boxler said he died at the hospital around 6:48 p.m.Metro’s fatal crash detectives are investigating.
Traffic on Sahara is closed in both directions from 6th Street to Van Platten Place, Boxler said. Avoid the area.
