2 hospitalized after officer pulls driver from vehicle fire on Las Vegas Strip

A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Officer and a driver are in the hospital after a vehicle fire on the Strip.

According to police, the accident occurred at 3400 Las Vegas Blvd South around 4:37 p.m. on Friday.

A white sedan was traveling on Las Vegas Blvd when it hit a palm tree in the center median and caught on fire with the driver inside.

One officer arrived and broke the window to get the driver out.

The Fire Department extinguished the fire.

The driver was transported to a local hospital.

The officer was transported for smoke inhalation.