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Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run on Chicago's Lower West Side

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CHICAGO (CBS) – A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a vehicle on Chicago's Lower West Side Friday evening.

The crash happened just after 8 p.m. in the 1900 block of West Cermak Road.

Police said that a white-in-color pickup truck was traveling eastbound on Cermak Road when the pedestrian, a 55-year-old man, was struck and killed.

The truck then fled the scene at an unknown location.

No one is in custody.

The Major Accident Investigation Unit is investigating. 

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