Fresno Police investigating fatal hit and run in Southwest Fresno

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Saturday, May 6, 2017
Fresno Police investigating fatal hit and run in Southwest Fresno
Fresno Police are investigating a fatal hit and run accident happened at Thorne and Atchison near Edison High School.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno Police are investigating a fatal hit and run accident that happened at Thorne and Atchison near Edison High School.

Police say a man traveling east on Atchison on a motorized bicycle was hit by a car traveling southbound on Thorne.

Officers say the man on the bicycle may have run the stop sign.

The man who was hit was not wearing a helmet and was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead.

The car then took off and police currently do not have a description of the car.

Police are hoping someone with surveillance video or information comes forward.

Stay with Action News for more on this developing story.