Traffic

Actions

Driver loses control of vehicle after tire pops, kills pedestrian

File photo of a Las Vegas police / LVMPD police car
Posted
and last updated

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A pedestrian is dead after a vehicle lost control when its tire popped in the west Las Vegas valley on Saturday morning.

According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, a driver was driving northbound on Decatur and Lake Mead around 12:45 p.m. when a tire popped, and the driver lost control.

The collision occurred when the vehicle swerved into a dirt lot and hit a pedestrian, who was later pronounced deceased.

Police suspect alcohol may have been a factor in the collision.

The investigation is ongoing.