One dead following crash near Speedway Boulevard, Nevada State Police Highway Patrol investigates

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A fatal crash on the northbound IR15 (south of mile marker 54) left one dead on Wednesday, September 17, according to Nevada State Police.

At around 10:16 p.m., a 2018 Volvo semi-truck with a trailing unit was driving northbound “in the number two travel lane of IR15, south of the Speedway Boulevard off-ramp,” with a 2020 Volkswagen Golf GTI Hatchback “stationary in the number two lane” for “reasons unknown,” NSP shared.

After the Volvo did not decrease its speed, the Volkswagen was hit in the rear by the front of the Volvo, pushing the Volkswagon into the outside shoulder where it it a cable barrier, police said. The Volvo went over a cable barrier before landing on its left side, NSP said…

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