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Police searching for hit-and-run driver involved in deadly pedestrian collision

Correction: A previous version of this story misstated the location of the incident. It has been corrected.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Bakersfield police are investigating a hit-and-run collision that left a pedestrian dead Friday night.

The collision was reported on White Lane near South Real Road at around 9:45 p.m.

Investigators said a man was struck by a vehicle and the driver of the vehicle fled after the collision. The man died of his injuries at the scene, police said.

Police said the suspect vehicle is described as a gray mid-2010s model Subaru WRX sedan with front end damage.

The pedestrian will be identified at a later time by the Kern County Coroner’s Office.

Anyone with information on the collision is asked to call Bakersfield police at 661-327-7111.