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By Alexis Ford / Las Vegas Review-Journal

February 1, 2021 - 4:10 pm

Updated February 1, 2021 - 9:58 pm

One person is dead after a crash on Interstate 15 northeast of Las Vegas, near Overton, officials said.

Nevada Highway Patrol said in a tweet Monday afternoon that the auto-pedestrian crash occurred in northbound traffic near mile marker 108.

The crash happened about 12:25 p.m., according to an NHP incident log. The right lane was closed for a few hours, but had reopened by 6:45 p.m.

No other information was immediately available.

Contact Alexis Ford at aford@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0335. Follow @alexisdford on Twitter.

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