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Motorcyclist dead after crash near Rancho Drive and Lake Mead Boulevard

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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A crash between a car and a motorcycle near Rancho Drive and Melody Lane has left a person dead on Tuesday afternoon.

At around 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, a roll-off dumpster truck was traveling northbound on Rancho Drive, approaching the intersection with Melody Lane in the left-turn only lane, when a motorcyclist, traveling southbound on Rancho Drive, was approaching the intersection with Melody Lane. The dumpster truck made a left turn onto westbound Melody, directly in the path of the motorcyclist, striking and killing the motorcyclist.

Emergency crews responded to the scene, and despite all efforts, the motorcyclist died.

The driver of the dumpster truck showed no signs of impairment and cooperated with police.

The crash is being investigated.

This is a developing story.