A driver in a stolen van struck a 56-year-old man in the Bronx Wednesday — and then tried to set the vehicle on fire before bolting on foot, cops said.
Alhadji Fofana was trying to cross Westchester Avenue near East 163rd Street in Longwood around 6:30 a.m. when the motorist in a 2008 Ford van rammed into him, police said.
Fofana, who was crossing in the crosswalk, was left unresponsive in the roadway, authorities said.
The unidentified hit-and-run driver struck Alhadji Fofana, 56, as he crossed Westchester Avenue near the East 163rd Street intersection in Longwood, cops said. Google
The victim was rushed to to Lincoln Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries. Christopher SadowskiThe gravely wounded man, who lived about a mile away in Crotona Park East, was rushed to Lincoln Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries.
An investigation determined that the driver of the Ford — which also had stolen plates — tried to set the vehicle on fire and abandoned it before fleeing on foot.
The driver had not been caught by Thursday afternoon.
No description was immediately available.
