FORT SALONGA — Police on Long Island say they’re investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed a construction worker in Fort Salonga this morning.

The accident occurred at a construction site on Route 25-A at about 1:35 a.m.

Suffolk County detectives say Victor Schultz and a co-worker were loading a milling machine onto a trailer.

They were on the side of the road when the 49-year-old Schultz was struck. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His co-worker was not injured.

Witnesses told police that Schultz was struck by a a dark-colored SUV traveling west on Route 25A.