MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A man was killed Friday night in a hit-and-run in northwest Miami-Dade, and detectives are searching for the driver responsible.

According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened just before 8 p.m. along Northwest 79th Street near Northwest 23rd Avenue.

Investigators said the victim was struck by a vehicle under circumstances that remain under investigation.

They said authorities are working to determine whether the man was walking along the roadway or riding a bicycle when he was hit.

Deputies said first responders rushed the man to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, where he later died from his injuries.

They said the driver fled the scene before deputies arrived, leaving investigators searching for both the vehicle and the person behind the wheel.

Authorities have not released the victim’s identity and have not yet provided a description of the vehicle involved.

No other details about the incident were immediately released.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

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