LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A pedestrian was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being hit by a vehicle Tuesday morning in the east valley, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Despite all life saving measures, the pedestrian died at University Medical Center.
The collision happened around 7:37 a.m. on East Mountridge Drive near North Hollywood Boulevard.
According to police, a truck with an attached landscape trailer was parked along the curb. A 62-year-old man was on the left side of the trailer removing equipment when a Ford Transit van driving west on Mountridge Drive "drifted" to the right and struck the back of the trailer and then the worker.
Another person inside the trailer who was grabbing equipment sustained minor injuries, police said.
The driver of the Transit van, a 29-year-old man, stayed at the scene, did not show any signs of impairment and cooperated with the investigation, according to police.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said the fatality was the 83rd traffic-fatality for 2026 in their jurisdiction.
The crash remains under investigation.
