LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A 31-year-old woman is dead after a pickup truck collided with a short block wall in the southern Las Vegas valley on Thursday night.
According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the collision occurred on West Russell Road and Arvile Street around 9:38 p.m.
Police say that evidence at the scene and a witness statement indicated that a 2020 Ram 2500 pickup truck was traveling westbound on West Russell Road at Arville Street when, for an "unknown reason," it left the roadway. The truck then struck a short block wall, redirecting the truck onto the roadway and overturning it.
The passenger was also ejected from the vehicle. Arriving medical personnel transported her to UMC Trauma she would later be pronounced deceased.
The driver of the Ram remained at the collision scene and did not show any signs of impairment.
"The passenger's death marks the 2nd traffic-related fatality in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's jurisdiction for the year 2024," LVMPD noted in a release. "This collision remains under investigation by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's Collision Investigation Section."
