Motorcyclist killed in crash in west Las Vegas
A Thursday night crash in west Las Vegas left a motorcyclist dead, Las Vegas police said.
The crash happened about 8 p.m. Thursday on North Rainbow Boulevard, south of Westcliff Drive, the Metropolitan Police Department said. Investigators believe a 29-year-old man driving a Kawasaki sports bike was traveling southbound on Rainbow at a “high rate of speed” when he crashed into a 2007 Toyota Tacoma turning into a private drive.
The motorcyclist died at the scene, police said. He will be identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
The 65-year-old man driving the Toyota and a 62-year-old woman in the passenger seat were not injured, police said. The driver remained at the scene and did not show signs of impairment.
The 29-year-old man’s death marks the 49th traffic-related fatality investigated by Metro this year, police said.
Further information was not immediately available.
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