SPARKS, Nev. (KOLO) – A man has died after being involved in a crash in west Sparks.

It happened just before 8 p.m. on Prater Way near the corner of 18th St.

Sparks Police say they arrived to find a man who had been hit by a car, and the man was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. His identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

The driver of the car remained at the scene and is cooperating with the police.

Police say alcohol and speed were not factors in the crash.

A skateboard was seen in the road, but police are not saying if the man was on it when he was hit.

The Prater is closed in both directions between 18th and 21st streets.

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