Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) – A portion of Desert Inn Road was shut down east of Decatur Thursday after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a school bus.
The crash happened around 3:45pm, leading to a closure of Desert Inn from Decatur east to Cameron.
Metro Police says the driver of the bus was making a right turn when it struck a 65-year-old woman as she was crossing, knocking her down. The bus then ran over the woman. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The pedestrian's death marks the 122nd traffic-related fatality in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's jurisdiction for the year 2021.
Earlier in the day, Metro says a motorcyclist was killed when police say he ran a stop sign and slammed into a pickup truck along Vegas Drive west of MLK. The driver of the truck stayed on scene and cooperated with investigators. The crash remains under investigation.
The identity of the motorcyclist has not been released