Niagara police seek witnesses after man, 84, injured in hit-and-run

Niagara police are appealing to the public after a hit-and-run in Niagara-on-the-Lake left an 84-year-old man with life-threatening injuries.

Officers found the injured man lying in the north side drainage ditch on East West Line at Concession 2 around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Paramedics treated the man at the scene before he was airlifted to an out-of-region hospital.

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Investigators say the man was riding his bicycle when he was hit by a either truck or utility vehicle.

The unknown vehicle left before police arrived. Investigators say its passenger side view mirror and the front corner of the passenger side is damaged.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact them at 905-688-4111, dial option 3, ext. 1009089.