LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Las Vegas Metropolitan police said speeding was a factor in a deadly crash involving a motorcycle and SUV at a southwest valley intersection.

The crash happened around 10:36 a.m. Thursday at Blue Diamond Road and Hualapai Way claimed the life of a 24-year-old motorcyclist and critically injured a driver.

According to Metro police, the motorcyclist was traveling at a high rate of speed when he entered the intersection and hit the passenger side of a Ford Explorer. The impact caused the SUV to overturn.

The motorcyclist died at the scene of the crash. The 61-year-old driver in the SUV had to be extricated from his vehicle. The man was critically injured and transported by helicopter to University Medical Center.

  • A crash near Blue Diamond Road and Hualapai Way killed one Thursday, police said. PHOTO: KLAS/Henry Takai
    A crash near Blue Diamond Road and Hualapai Way killed one Thursday, police said. PHOTO: KLAS/Henry Takai
  • A crash near Blue Diamond Road and Hualapai Way killed one Thursday, police said. PHOTO: KLAS/Henry Takai
    A crash near Blue Diamond Road and Hualapai Way killed one Thursday, police said. PHOTO: KLAS/Henry Takai
  • A crash near Blue Diamond Road and Hualapai Way killed one Thursday, police said. PHOTO: KLAS/Henry Takai
    A crash near Blue Diamond Road and Hualapai Way killed one Thursday, police said. PHOTO: KLAS/Henry Takai

The intersection was closed for several hours as police investigated the crash. The identity of the motorcyclist will be released by the Clark County coroner’s office.