LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Two people were hospitalized with serious injuries on Tuesday evening following a collision near the Palms Resort.
According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the collision occurred on West Flamingo Road, west of the intersection with Arville Street, around 9:47 p.m.
Evidence at the scene and witness statements indicated that a BMW 1000RR motorcycle was traveling west on Flamingo "at a high rate of speed and in a reckless manner," police say. At the same time, a Chevrolet Tahoe was traveling east on Flamingo in a left-turn lane west of the intersection with Arville Street.
Police say the collision occurred when the Tahoe attempted to conduct a U-Turn across the motorcycle's path of travel, causing the front of the motorcycle to impact the right rear of the Tahoe.
Both riders were ejected from the motorcycle and were transported by responding emergency medical services to the University Medical Center's Trauma Unit. Currently, the motorcyclist was determined to have sustained "life-threatening" injuries, while the passenger has sustained "serious" injuries, according to hospital staff.
The occupants of the Tahoe remained at the scene and did not show any signs of impairment, though the collision remains under investigation.
