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Man fatally struck by driver after falling off scooter on NYC parkway

A man was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver early Tuesday after falling off his scooter on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn, police said.

The victim, 41, was zipping east through Bensonhurst on the parkway when he lost control and fell from his scooter near the Bay Parkway exit about 3:55 a.m., cops said. Transmission Parts

Man fatally struck by driver after falling off scooter on NYC parkway

He was getting back on the scooter when he was struck by a passing black vehicle, police said. A 2020 Hyundai Tucson heading eastbound on the Belt Parkway also struck the victim, but that driver remained at the scene.

The victim died at the scene. His name was not immediately released.

The hit-and-run driver was last seen heading east on the Belt Parkway. Cops are not positive the driver, who is still being sought, knew that someone was struck.

Man fatally struck by driver after falling off scooter on NYC parkway

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