Two girls from Las Vegas died in a single-car crash Tuesday evening within the east valley.
An unidentified 9-year-old woman was critically injured, Las Vegas police stated.
The crash occurred at 7:44 p.m. on East Carey Avenue, east of North Pecos Street.
In a press release, police stated “a 2007 Nissan Murano was touring eastbound on Carey Avenue, approaching the intersection with Pecos Street at a excessive price of velocity. Because the Nissan handed by the intersection, the motive force misplaced management of the car. The Nissan struck the south-side curbing, traveled onto the sidewalk, hit a wall, collided with an influence pole, after which was redirected again into the roadway the place it got here to remaining relaxation.
“The motive force was ejected from the car onto the roadway, whereas the entrance passenger was thrown into the rear compartment. A juvenile was pinned within the rear seat. Arriving medical personnel transported the juvenile to the UMC-Trauma Middle, the place it was decided that the juvenile sustained vital accidents.”
The motive force, age 36, and entrance passenger, age 38, have been declared useless on the scene, police stated.
The motive force and passenger’s deaths mark the seventy fifth and 76th traffic-related fatalities in Metro’s jurisdiction for 2025.
