Motorcyclist dead after crash north of Las Vegas valley

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A motorcyclist is dead after a crash north of the Las Vegas valley, according to Nevada State police.

On Sunday around 4:25 p.m., NSP responded to a report of a crash involving a single motorcycle on the I-15 mile marker 64 northbound offramp, which is about 11 miles north of the Las Vegas Speedway.

Police said one man was pronounced dead.

The northbound I-15 at the mile mark 64 off-ramp, and the U.S.93 eastbound to go I-15 northbound are both closed, according to NSP. Traffic is being diverted from the I-15 and mile marker 64 to northbound only. I-15 northbound traffic can use the next exit to go southbound to get back onto the U.S. 93.

U.S. 93 traffic is being diverted to southbound I-15 and then to exit at the next ramp to go northbound I-15.

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