LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A fatal motorcycle crash is under investigation in the west Las Vegas Valley on Monday morning, according to information from Nevada State Police - Highway Patrol.
The crash was reported in the southbound lanes of the 215 beltway near Sahara Avenue at 1:46 a.m., NSP officials told Channel 13 in an email.
A preliminary investigation has led troopers to believe that a motorcycle rider "traveled right, leaving the roadway," a spokesperson stated. The rider, an adult male who has not been publicly identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.
"Further information will be provided following the preliminary investigation," state police wrote.
The crash prompted the temporary closure of two southbound lanes of the 215 beltway.
