A driver is in police custody after fleeing from an officer Wednesday morning and hitting and killing a pedestrian, Las Vegas Metropolitan police said. The crash occurred shortly after 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of Lamb Boulevard and Stewart Avenue in the northeast valley.

A pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle fleeing from officers after they tried to stop it, according to Metro Police. The incident happened about 7:30 a.m. today near

Lamb Boulevard and Stewart Avenue intersection in the northeast valley is closed to traffic due to a fatal crash Wednesday morning. Numerous police vehicles are at the scene. Metro police are asking drivers to avoid the area and find alternate routes.

A driver fleeing a Metropolitan Police Department officer fatally crashed into a cyclist Wednesday morning in the northeast Las Vegas Valley, Deputy Chief Branden Clarkson said. The driver also hit another car,