LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The following is a roundup of breaking news from around the Las Vegas valley.
5:46 P.M.
A motorcyclist is dead after a head-on crash on State Route 163 and Clark County Mile Marker 12 (Near Laughlin), according to Nevada Highway Patrol. Westbound travel lanes are closed.
#TrafficAlert Head-on fatal crash involving a motorcycle on State Route 163 and Clark County Mile Marker 12 (Near Laughlin) Westbound travel lanes are closed. #DriveSafeNV #BuckleUp #NHPSoComm
— NHP Southern Command (@NHPSouthernComm) November 11, 2019
5:28 P.M.
Crews are on the scene of a possibly vacant house fire on Stewart near Eastern avenues in downtown Las Vegas, Las Vegas Fire and Rescue says. No injuries to report. Avoid the area.
F3H. TOC: 5:28PM. 2130 Stewart Ave fire in attic of 1-sto possible vacant house, going defensive to using ladder truck - flowing, no injuries reported, crews have situation under control. #PIO1NEWS. E1,201,4,8, T8, R4,204,8, EMS1, AR1, B1,5, 6i3,7,12
— Las Vegas FireRescue (@LasVegasFD) November 11, 2019
3:37 P.M.
A motorcyclist is recovering from minor injuries after a crash involving a truck near Russell and Durango, according to Las Vegas police. The motorcyclist was transported to UMC.
1:02 P.M.
A 60-year-old homeless man is recovering from serious burns after he fell asleep sitting on a sidewalk on Las Vegas Boulevard near Charleston Boulevard while smoking, according to Las Vegas Fire and Rescue. His clothes caught on fire and he was taken to UMC-Burn unit with serious injuries shortly before 10:30 a.m.
8:12 A.M.
McCarran International Airport officials report that American Airlines flight #1233 was forced to make an emergency landing due to a strange smell in the cockpit and cabin. The flight had been bound from Sacramento, CA, to Dallas, TX, when it was forced to land at McCarran. The plane landed safely at 8:18 A.M. Medical personnel were requested at the plane but none of the passengers, reportedly, were transferred to local hospitals.
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