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At Least Nine Dead in 6-Car Pileup After Driver Runs Red Light in Las Vegas

‘CHAOTIC’

The accident happened after the driver of Dodge Charger sped through a red light in north Las Vegas.

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Nine people who were in six separate cars were killed after a driver ran a red light in North Las Vegas late Saturday afternoon, according to police, who called the accident “chaotic.” The driver who caused the accident was speeding through a red light in a Dodge Charger when the accident occurred involving a total of 15 passengers. The driver also died in the accident, police said. “There have been a total of confirmed nine deceased ages ranging from young juvenile to middle-aged adults,” police spokesman Alex Cuevas said Saturday. “We have not seen a mass-casualty traffic collision like this before.”

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