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Southeast Las Vegas Valley Crash Leaves Wheelchair Bound Man Dead Early Sunday
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department was called to the scene of a deadly pedestrian accident near El Capitan Way and West Flamingo Road early Sunday morning.
The accident happened at approximately 5:20 a.m. and left a wheelchair bound man dead.
According to reports a 2024 Kia FOrte was heading eastbound on Flamingo in the right travel lane when a man in his 50s to 60s crossed the roadway outside the marked crosswalk and did not follow traffic signals.
As the man in the wheelchair was crossing Flamingo he came into the path of the Kia. The front of the vehicle hit the man, throwing him from the wheelchair and having him land in the roadway.
First responders took the pedestrian male to the hospital, despite life saving measures the man was pronounced dead.
The driver of the Kia remained at the scene, cooperated with police and showed no signs of impairment.
<p.This is the 148th traffic-related fatality in LVMPD's jurisdiction in 2025.
No more information is available at this time.
Dec 01, 2025
Recent statistics show that truck collisions accounted for nearly 8% of traffic deaths in Nevada and a much greater portion of injuries compared to other vehicles.
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