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1 dead in Henderson scooter crash

A man on a motor scooter, injured in a crash in Henderson over the weekend, has died.

Police were called Saturday at 8:57 p.m. to Boulder Highway and King Street, near West Warm Springs Road, after a crash involving a motor scooter and a pedestrian, according to a statement Wednesday from the Henderson Police Department.

Investigators believe the 41-year-old scooter rider collided with a shopping cart loaded with firewood and being pushed by a 56-year-old man. The rider was thrown from the scooter, police said.

The rider was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center where he died Wednesday, police said.

The crash was the 10th traffic fatality in Henderson this year.

The man’s identification will be released by the Clark County coroner’s office pending notification of kin.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call Henderson police at 702-267-4911.

Contact Sabrina Schnur at sschnur@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0278. Follow @sabrina_schnur on Twitter.

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