Bicyclist killed by driver fleeing police stop

Yellow tape ropes off an accident investigation.
Police tape Photo credit LVMPD

Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) – A bicyclist was struck and killed by a person that was fleeing Metro Police on Wednesday morning.

Around 7:30, police tried to stop a driver near Lamb and Charleston, but the driver fled the scene. As they approached the intersection of Lamb and Stewart, the driver hit a second car, then hit the person who was riding their bike.

The bicyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. The occupant of the car that was hit wasn’t seriously hurt.

The identities of the bicyclist and the driver who fled the traffic stop have not yet been released.

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