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By Brett Clarkson Las Vegas Review-Journal
July 2, 2023 - 3:23 pm
 
Updated July 2, 2023 - 3:24 pm

A 37-year-old man was critically injured after he lost control of his dirt bike Sunday morning in southwest Las Vegas.

According to a news release from the Metropolitan Police Department, a man was riding a Tao Coolster pit bike on South Rainbow Boulevard at West Landsberg Avenue, south of Blue Diamond Road, at about 9:36 a.m. Sunday when he lost control of the bike and was thrown from it.

The man wasn’t wearing a helmet, police said. Police said they do not suspect impairment.

The man was taken to University Medical Center.

The incident remains under investigation.

Contact Brett Clarkson at bclarkson@reviewjournal.com.

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The collision occurred about 7:06 a.m. on East Sahara Avenue north of Fremont Street, according to a press release from the Metropolitan Police Department.