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Wrong-way Nissan collides head-on with Mercedes on Blue Diamond Road

Three people were taken to a hospital after a wrong-way driver struck another car near South Grand Canyon Drive on Sunday evening. Police said the Nissan driver’s injuries could be life-threatening.

Wrong-way Nissan collides head-on with Mercedes on Blue Diamond Road
A wrong-way driver caused a head-on collision on Blue Diamond Road in southwest Las Vegas on Sunday evening, sending three people to a hospital, police said. The crash happened around 7 p.m. Oct. 11 near South Grand Canyon Drive. Investigators’ examination of the scene and witness accounts indicate that a 65-year-old man was driving a 2016 Nissan east in the westbound lanes when it struck a westbound 2020 Mercedes-Benz, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. The collision caused major damage to both vehicles. The Nissan driver was taken to a hospital with injuries considered potentially life-threatening. The Mercedes driver, 77, and a passenger were also hospitalized for various injuries, police said. The crash remains under investigation. Police have not released further details about what led the Nissan to travel against traffic.

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