Hit-and-run leaves Vancouver cyclist in hospital with serious injuries: police

Police are looking for witnesses after a hit-and-run involving a cyclist in East Vancouver on Tuesday.

The cyclist was hit at the intersection of Nanaimo Street and East 24th Avenue, near the Nanaimo SkyTrain station, around 8:45 p.m. PT, according to a statement. He was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Police said the driver left the scene without checking on the cyclistand drovenorth on Nanaimo Street.

Officers said the vehicle is believed to be a two-door Honda Civic coupe or a similar model from the early- to mid-2000s. It might be silver or beige and will have a damaged windshield.

"The collision occurred at a busy intersection so we know there are witnesses out there who have not yet spoken with police and may also have dashcam footage that our investigators can use," Vancouver Police Department Sgt. Aaron Roed wrote in the statement.

Roed said it was still light out at the time of the collision.

Anyone with adashcam who was driving in the area of the intersectionor to the north on Nanaimo Street, including side streets, around the time of the crashis asked to call police at 604-717-9363.