Quebec provincial police are looking for a driver who allegedly left the scene after fatally hitting an 81-year-old cyclist in Rimouski, Que.
The collision happened at about 6:45 a.m. about 270 kilometres northeast of Quebec City, in the Bas-St-Laurent region.
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Police Sgt. Frédéric Deshaies says the male victim was lying on the ground when officers arrived.
The 81-year-old was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Deshaies says the driver is believed to have left the scene before first responders arrived.
Police are looking for the vehicle and the driver, but didn’t immediately provide a description of either.
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