Women killed in crash, two others in critical condition, after van and SUV collide near Las Vegas.

One person is dead after a van and a Jeep SUV collided near Blue Diamond Road and El Capitan Way Saturday morning.

A van was traveling north on state Route 160 around 8:50 a.m. when its driver turned left into the path of a Jeep that was traveling south, said a Nevada Highway Patrol spokesman.

A female passenger in the Jeep died at the scene, Elliott said.

The driver of the Jeep and the other passenger were taken to University Medical Center in critical condition.

The female driver of the van was uninjured, Elliott said.