Published Wednesday, March 11, 2015 | 9:45 a.m.
Updated Wednesday, March 11, 2015 | 12:46 p.m.
A stretch of Rainbow Boulevard was shut down for several hours this morning after an 81-year-old woman was hit by a car and critically injured while crossing the street, Metro Police said.
The woman was taken to University Medical Center after the accident, which was reported about 6 a.m. south of Spring Mountain Road, police said.
The woman, who was crossing Rainbow, was hit by a Mercedes-Benz that was headed north in the right travel lane, police said. The woman was not in a crosswalk, police said.
The driver remained at the scene, police said.
The northbound lanes of Rainbow at Twain Avenue were shut down until about 9:15 a.m., according to the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada.
The accident is under investigation, police said.
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