Driver killed after vehicle hits tree in west Las Vegas Valley
A 74-year-old woman was killed in a crash in the western valley Thursday afternoon, Las Vegas police said.
The Metropolitan Police Department said the woman’s vehicle struck a tree after veering across the opposite lanes along West Tropicana Avenue and over a sidewalk just after 4 p.m. Thursday. Authorities said the woman was dead at the scene.
In a statement later Thursday night, police said the crash occurred on Tropicana west of La Cumbre Drive.
The LVMPD is investigating a fatal collision where a vehicle struck a tree at W Tropicana and S Buffalo. The road will be shut down until the investigation is completed. pic.twitter.com/dOleo2Iqcf
— LVMPD (@LVMPD) February 28, 2020
Authorities did not release the woman’s name Thursday night.
Traffic along Tropicana in the area was blocked off as authorities investigated the crash.
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