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Motorcyclist dies in crash near Red Rock Canyon

State Route 159 and Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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Updated January 2, 2025 - 9:27 pm

A motorcyclist died Thursday in a crash on the Red Rock Nevada Scenic Byway, also known as state Route 159, near Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.

Nevada Highway Patrol said a man died after a crash around 2:29 p.m. near Fossil Ridge Road, which is just past the Red Rock Canyon Scenic Loop entrance. The crash involved a single motorcycle.

State Route 159 was closed in both directions, but was reopened.

Contact Taylor Lane at tlane@reviewjournal.com.

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