The crash occurred around 7:35 p.m. on Figueroa Street, just north of 81st Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
South Los Angeles, CA. – A man died Friday night after being hit by two vehicles, one of which fled the scene, in South Los Angeles.
The crash occurred around 7:35 p.m. on Figueroa Street, just north of 81st Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Police officers said the man was walking outside of a marked crosswalk when a southbound silver Toyota Corolla struck him. The impact threw him onto the roadway.
As the Toyota driver stopped to help, a blue vehicle traveling southbound also hit the pedestrian as he lay in the roadway and continued without stopping.
Paramedics rushed the victim to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His name has not yet been released.
Police officers are searching for the hit-and-run driver.
The LAPD is handling the investigation.