HELL'S KITCHEN, MANHATTAN — Police are searching for a U.S. Postal Service driver after a 66-year-old man was struck and killed Saturday morning in Hell's Kitchen.
Police said the crash happened shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Ninth Avenue between West 54th and West 55th streets, when the man was crossing mid-block and was struck by a USPS truck, according to ABC 7.
The driver fled the scene, and the victim was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His identity has not yet been released.
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