Man dies after hit-and-run on Indy’s southwest side

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A man died Thursday after he was hit by a vehicle on Indy’s southwest side, and police say the driver is still on the run.

The initial call came in around 11:09 a.m. Thursday. According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers were dispatched to the intersection of Troy Avenue and Denison Street to investigate an accident with injuries.

That’s in a neighborhood off Troy Avenue just east of Lynhurst Drive.

There, they found a man who had been hit by a vehicle. He was rushed to a hospital in critical condition and later pronounced dead.

The driver who hit the man did not stay on the scene and may have fled on foot. Investigators did not provide a description of the suspect or their vehicle.

No other information was immediately available.

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