Accident in Sunrise Manor claims 2 lives | Traffic

Two men died in a traffic accident in the eastern Las Vegas Valley on Saturday afternoon.

A 67-year-old man and a 54-year-old man died around 4:30 p.m. after they were struck by a 2012 GMC Yukon Denali while crossing North Lamb Boulevard at Kell Lane, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Witness statements and evidence at the scene showed that the Denali was traveling at high speed before the accident, police said.

The two men were pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the driver of the Denali, a 16-year-old boy, and his passenger, an 11-year-old boy, were taken to University Medical Center after the crash and later released with minor injuries.

The men's deaths are the 109th and 110th traffic-related fatalities in Metro's jurisdiction this year.