A 47-year-old man bicyclist was killed Monday morning after being struck by a dump truck in east Las Vegas, according to Metro Police.
The dump truck was turning right from westbound Sahara Avenue onto northbound Lamb Boulevard when it struck the bicyclist, who rode across Lamb in the truck’s path, police said.
Upon colliding with the truck, the man became wedged underneath the truck’s right front tire. Emergency personal responded to the scene and pronounced the rider dead at the scene.
The 51-year-old male driver of the dump truck remained at the scene and reported the crash to police, Metro said.
The collision is the 113th traffic related fatality in Metro’s jurisdiction this year. The crash remains under investigation.