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Motorcyclist dead after morning North Las Vegas wreck

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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A motorcycle wreck has left one person dead and traffic delayed Tuesday morning.

Around 5 a.m., North Las Vegas Police Department officers responded to the report of a crash between a vehicle and a motorcycle at the intersection of Cheyenne and Pecos.

According to authorities, a 2009 Ford F150 was traveling north on Pecos and was trying to turn left onto Cheyenne when a 1999 black and green Suzuki motorcycle was traveling south on Pecos. The pickup truck made a left turn in front of the motorcycle, causing a wreck and ejecting the 52-year-old male motorcycle rider from his vehicle.

Medical personnel pronounced the motorcyclist dead when they arrived.

Officials do not believe impairment to have been a factor in this incident.

This is an ongoing investigation, we will update this story as more details are made available.

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