Two people in the Mercedes-Benz were also hurt, and police describe their injuries as minor while the collision remains under investigation.
LAS VEGAS, Nevada - October 27, 2026
A 65-year-old driver of a 2016 Nissan died weeks after a wrong-way collision on Blue Diamond Road, east of Grand Canyon Drive, on the evening of October 11, according to police. The driver of a 2020 Mercedes-Benz E-350 and a passenger in that vehicle sustained minor injuries.
Key Facts
- Date: October 11, at about 7:05 p.m.
- Location: Blue Diamond Road, east of Grand Canyon Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Type of crash: Wrong-way collision
- Vehicles involved: 2016 Nissan; 2020 Mercedes-Benz E-350
- Injuries / fatalities: One death (the Nissan driver); minor injuries to the Mercedes-Benz driver and passenger
- Responding agencies: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department; Clark County Coroner's Office
- Reported by: FOX5 Vegas
Crash Overview
Police said evidence at the scene and witness accounts indicated the Nissan was heading east in lanes meant for westbound traffic. Further witness interviews and GPS data from the Mercedes-Benz placed that vehicle in the left of two westbound lanes at the time. According to police, both vehicles were badly damaged after the front end of the Nissan collided with the front of the Mercedes-Benz.
Ambulance crews transported the Nissan driver to UMC Trauma, where medical staff assessed his injuries as potentially life-threatening, according to police. The Mercedes-Benz driver and passenger were also taken to UMC Trauma by ambulance and treated for various injuries.
On October 24, a representative of the Clark County Coroner's Office informed the department's Collision Investigation Section that the Nissan driver had died. Police said he was pronounced dead at UMC Hospital. Police also said his death was the 101st traffic-related fatality in the department's jurisdiction. Police had not released his name pending notification of next of kin.