Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
There has been another fatal hit-and-run crash in Bristol Township.
A 50-year-old man from Morrisville was killed after he was struck while riding his bicycle along Route 13 in the area of the Pennsylvania Turnpike early Monday, police said.
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Bristol Township police were called around 1:40 a.m. and determined the crash happened in the area of the westbound exit ramp.
Police said the bicyclist was fatally injured after being struck by a dark-colored vehicle exiting the Turnpike and merging onto Route 13.
Pieces of the striking vehicle were located at the scene, but the vehicle and driver had not been located as of Monday evening, police said.
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Anyone with information on the hit-and-run crash has been asked to contact Sgt. C.J. Winik at 267-812-3053.
The latest incident is one of several serious crashes along Route 13 this year. A pedestrian was badly hurt just yards away on October 14, and a Bristol Borough firefighter was killed during still-unsolved hit-and-run crash while he was riding his bicycle a few yards away in June.
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On Friday, there was a fatal hit-and-run motorcycle crash not far away at Mill Creek Parkway and Haines Road in the township. The driver of the striking vehicle has not yet been located.
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