A driver fatally struck a man who was lying in the middle of a Bronx roadway Sunday night before driving off, according to cops.
The fatal car-on-pedestrian crash happened around 10:40 p.m. when the driver traveling southbound on the Grand Concourse near East Burnside Avenue plowed into the unidentified victim, cops said.
Police investigate a fatal hit and run accident on the Grand Concourse Robert Mecea
The man was lying on the roadway. Robert MeceaThe pedestrian, who police said was lying in the roadway, was taken to Saint Barnabas Hospital and pronounced dead.
The driver fled the scene after running over the victim, the NYPD said.
There are no arrests so far and sources said police are looking for a champagne-colored vehicle.
More information about the car was not immediately available. It’s also unclear if the victim was homeless.
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