Las Vegas Sun

March 18, 2024

Man walking near loading dock hit, killed by truck

A pedestrian walking near a semitractor-trailer at an Albertson’s grocery store loading dock this morning was hit by the truck and killed as it pulled away, according to Metro Police.

The pedestrian, a Las Vegas man in his 50s, died at the scene in the 5900 block of West Tropicana Avenue, near Jones Boulevard, police said.

Officers were called about 9 a.m. when another truck driver spotted the man’s body, police said. The driver wasn’t aware he hit the man, police said.

The driver wasn’t believed to be impaired when the accident occurred or when he returned to the loading dock, police said. The incident remains under investigation.

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