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Teen injured in truck accident

Thursday, April 17, 1997 | 11:59 a.m.

A North Las Vegas teenager was severely injured when a 1996 Toyota Forerunner slid off the road in the 600 block of West Craig Road.

The truck, driven by a second North Las Vegas teenager, hit a wooden fence about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday after sliding off the road. Part of the fence came through the windshield and struck the 14-year-old passenger in the head, North Las Vegas Police said.

The passenger was taken to University Medical Center in critical condition, police said.

The 17-year-old driver was not injured.

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