Elderly pedestrian hit, killed by vehicle

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Metro police say an 83-year-old woman died on Thursday morning after being hit by a vehicle near the intersection of Decatur and Lake Mead boulevards.

The accident occurred at 10:21 a.m.

Police said it appeared the woman was crossing Decatur from east to west outside of a marked crosswalk when she was struck by a Isuzu Hombre headed southbound. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

This marks the fifth traffic-related fatality in Metro's jurisdiction so far this year.

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