Las Vegas Sun

May 15, 2024

Woman, 65, killed in crash with big rig on Las Vegas freeway

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Steve Marcus

A Ford Explorer is shown in the left travel lane of I-15 southbound after an accident at the Spaghetti Bowl Monday, Feb. 2, 2015. A 65-year-old woman driver died after the SUV was struck by a tractor-trailer, according to reports.

A 65-year-old woman was killed in a crash at the Spaghetti Bowl this afternoon, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

At about 1 p.m., a tractor-trailer crashed into a Ford Explorer on Interstate 15 South at U.S. 95, Trooper Chelsea Stuenkel said.

The red tractor-trailer left the scene, she said. The Highway Patrol has been trying to locate the truck.

The driver of the Ford Explorer was pronounced dead at the scene, and an adult male passenger was transported to University Medical Center. Information about his condition was not available.

The left travel lane of the interstate was blocked in the area.

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