A pedestrian was struck and killed on southbound Interstate 15 near Lamb Boulevard late Monday, Nov. 2, closing freeway lanes overnight near the 215 Northern Beltway.
Nevada Highway Patrol troopers responded to the crash around 10:45 p.m., according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The crash involved a pedestrian and a sedan, NHP said in an email to the Review-Journal early Tuesday.
The pedestrian, identified only as an adult male, was pronounced dead at the scene, NHP said. The driver of the sedan remained at the scene with investigators.
All southbound I-15 lanes were closed between the 215 Northern Beltway and Lamb Boulevard for the investigation, according to 8 News Now, citing the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC).
An RTC alert posted on X stated that both northbound and southbound lanes at Lamb Boulevard were closed, though news reports focused on the southbound closure.
The southbound lanes reopened by 5 a.m. Tuesday, Fox 5 Las Vegas reported.
The stretch of I-15 near Lamb Boulevard sits close to the boundary between North Las Vegas and unincorporated Clark County. Fox 5 and the Review-Journal placed the crash in North Las Vegas. NHP is leading the investigation.
NHP said further information would be provided after the preliminary investigation is complete. The agency has not released the victim's identity, a cause of the crash or details about whether impairment was a factor.
