A two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle on East Tropicana Avenue near Spencer Street killed one person Thursday morning, marking the third motorcyclist fatality in the Las Vegas Valley in one week. The collision occurred just before 9:30 a.m., according to the Metropolitan Police Department, prompting the closure of Tropicana Avenue between Tamarus and Spencer streets for the investigation.
The two previous deaths occurred within 24 hours of each other on Blue Diamond Road. On Monday, a 21-year-old motorcyclist died just after 1:30 p.m. when a 2007 Suzuki GSXR 1000 collided with a 2024 Honda CRV near the intersection of Kulka and Blue Diamond roads, near Shaumber Road.
Just before 7 a.m. Tuesday, a second motorcyclist was killed while traveling westbound on Blue Diamond Road near South Jones Boulevard. Police said the rider was weaving in and out of traffic at a high rate of speed before crashing into the back of a 2023 Peterbilt 579 tractor pulling two trailers.
Sources: Las Vegas Review-Journal
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