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Police search for car that fatally hit cyclist in Seattle

By Associated Press
Published: April 12, 2021, 7:44am

SEATTLE – A 63-year-old cyclist is dead after being struck by a hit-and-run driver Sunday night in Seattle.

Police said the incident happened before 7 p.m. south of Seward Park, KIRO reported. The cyclist was traveling north on Seward Park Avenue South, east of Wilson Avenue South when he was hit.

Police said witnesses performed CPR on the man until medics arrived. The man was taken to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition and later died, officers said.

Police said they are looking for an older model silver Nissan Sentra with a broken windshield and possibly a Washington state license plate.

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