Police are investigating a hit-and-run in Hialeah early Thursday that left a cyclist dead.
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The cyclist was struck by a vehicle in the area of Southeast 8th Avenue and Okeechobee Road around 4:30 a.m., Hialeah Police officials said.
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The driver fled the scene.
Hialeah Fire Department crews responded and brought the cyclist to Jackson Memorial Hospital in extremely critical condition, police said.
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He later died at the hospital. His identity hasn’t been released.
Police haven’t released a possible description of the vehicle.
An investigation was ongoing.
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