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UPDATE: 4 people killed on Las Vegas roads just hours apart

Posted at 7:57 AM, Mar 29, 2019
and last updated 2019-03-29 14:42:43-04

UPDATE 11:30 A.M.: One man is dead after a motorcycle crash in the south part of the valley marking the fourth deadly crash in less than 12 hours. Police say motorcycle crashed into a wall just after 12:30 a.m. near South Valley View Boulevard near West Starr Avenue. The motorcyclist was transported to UMC Trauma where he succumbed to his injuries. READ MORE

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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - There have been 3 fatal incidents involving vehicles in less than 12 hours in the Las Vegas valley.

The latest crash happened on Boulder Highway just south of Sahara Avenue.

Police say that a driver lost control of his vehicle, almost hit a pole, and then crashed into a wall near a bar. The man driving the car was killed by the crash. Police do not know if he was impaired.

Just after 7 p.m. Thursday, a motorcycle collided with a UPS truck on Warm Springs Road. The male motorcyclist was killed. And hours later, a truck hit a man walking Interstate 15 near Sloan. The truck driver was not impaired and law enforcement does not have any idea at this time why the man was walking on the highway.

Another pedestrian was also killed around 1 a.m. March 28 after being hit on I-15 near Desert Inn Road.