LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Nevada State Police said a pedestrian died on I-15 northbound, south of Lake Mead Boulevard Sunday afternoon.
Police said the driver of a commercial fuel truck was traveling on I-15 northbound around 11:46 a.m. At the same time, a pedestrian was in the far right travel lane "for reasons unknown" just north of the truck.
The truck struck the pedestrian according to police.
Police said the pedestrian died at the scene, and the driver "sustained minor injuries."
"Please remember the highway is no place for a pedestrian, always slow down, buckle up, never drive distracted and never drive impaired," police said in the media release.
#Fatal IR15 Northbound at Washington. Closures at on IR15 Nb and Washington and US95 to go IR15 northbound. Please take an alternate route. #DriveSafe #NevadaStatePolice https://t.co/TyD97gIXAu
— Nevada State Police (@NVStatePolice) September 24, 2023
RTC reported around 4 p.m. that the freeway opened after police initially closed the area.
