Three killed and three more wounded in gun battle along busy Las Vegas Strip

Three people were killed and at least three more were injured in a gun battle between moving vehicles that ultimately crashed at a busy intersection on the Las Vegas Strip early Thursday moing.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said that people in a black Maserati and an SUV were exchanging gunfire before the Maserati hit the taxi. In total, five vehicles collided at around 4:30am.

The driver of the Maserati, as well as the taxi driver and a passenger in the taxi were killed, police said.

People in a Maserati and an SUV were exchanging gunfire before the Maserati hit the taxi, Las Vegas police said

When it was hit at the intersection of Flamingo and Las Vegas boulevards, the taxi burst into flames.

Three other vehicles were involved in the wreck, but Sgt John Sheahan told the Associated Press that the SUV in question was gone when police arrived.

At least three people were hospitalized, including a passenger from the Maserati.

A tourist who witnessed the aftermath of the crash told KLAS-TV the buing taxi looked like a fireball.

More people may be hurt, Sgt Sheahan said. He added in a 6:30am news conference that the investigation is in its infancy, and they will release more information as it becomes available.

A total of five cars were involved in the early moing crash; here, the but taxi is seen right, and the black Maserati, left

Las Vegas Boulevard is currently shut down as the LVMPD continues their investigation.

The shooting is the latest in a series of violent actions on the tourist corridor since the beginning of the year.

Two people were critically wounded in a shooting at a parking garage February 6, and a tourist was stabbed in an elevator at The Hotel at Mandalay Bay February 16.