LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Westbound lanes of the 215 beltway are now back open after a four-hour closure that began Thursday afternoon.
A fatal crash between a motorcycle and a pickup truck prompted Nevada State Police - Highway Patrol to shut down the freeway from Aliante Parkway to Decatur Boulevard starting just before 4 p.m.
As of 8:10 p.m., state police said the freeway had reopened.
State police said the wreck happened after a 2006 Honda CBR600 motorcycle traveling west on 215 was weaving through traffic and speeding.
The rider noticed traffic was starting to slow down and applied heavy braking, causing the motorcycle to overturn. They both hit the right back of a gray 2008 Dodge ramp pickup, which was also traveling west on 215.
The driver of the Dodge remained at the scene and cooperated with authorities. The rider of the motorcycle, a boy under 18, was pronounced dead at the scene.
No further information was immediately available at the time of this report.
