45-year-old man on bicycle struck, killed by hit-and-run driver in Lake Balboa

An investigation is underway after a man in his 40s riding a bicycle was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Van Nuys late Friday. 

The crash was reported a little after 8:10 p.m. near Woodley Avenue between Burbank Boulevard and Victory Boulevard, according to Los Angeles Police Department officers. 

They arrived to find the victim, only identified as a man in his 40s, lying in the street, investigators said. 

He was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not yet been released. 

Investigators say that the car, a silver SUV, was last seen traveling southbound on Woodley Avenue as they fled from the scene. 

Anyone with further information is urged to contact LAPD investigators at (818) 644-8000.