SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A 6-year-old boy was hit and killed by a vehicle in San Diego Saturday night, and police are searching for the driver who drove off from the scene.
San Diego Police officers found an injured child in the road around 6:50 p.m. Saturday at 54th Street and University Avenue on the border of the Colina Del Sol and Chollas Creek neighborhoods.
Police report the child was hit by an unknown vehicle while crossing University Avenue mid-block.
The police department reports the child was taken to the hospital. In an update later Saturday, police confirmed the child died later at the hospital.
Police are actively searching for a suspect driving a silver or champagne colored Honda Accord who was last seen by multiple witnesses driving north on 54th Street from University Avenue.
California Highway Patrol (CHP) issued a Sig Alert at 7:45 p.m. Saturday for University Avenue. Traffic was closed in both directions from 54th to 58th streets as San Diego Police investigated the hit-and-run. The road was expected to remain closed until after at least 10 p.m.
Anyone with more information can call San Diego Police or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
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