A bicyclist was critically injured this morning near Lake Mead and Martin Luther King boulevards when he was sideswiped by a pickup truck whose driver fled, according to Metro Police.
The cyclist, a 60-year-old man, was rushed to University Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, police said.
Investigators are searching for a silver 2000s-model Dodge regular cab truck and its driver, police said. The right side of the vehicle, including its mirror, were damaged.
The victim was heading east on a mountain bike near a curb about 6:25 a.m. when he was hit by the truck, which was traveling in the same direction, police said.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the pickup and its driver are asked to call police at 702-828-3786. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or crimestoppersofnv.com.