Phoenix bicyclist critically injured in hit-and-run incident

PHOENIX — A Phoenix bicyclist was critically injured in a hit-and-run incident early Tuesday, authorities said.

Police responded to a report near 35th and Glendale avenues around 4:40 a.m. about a bicyclist that had been struck, the Phoenix Police Department said in a press release.

Authorities learned the bicyclist was traveling west down Glendale Avenue at an angle when he was struck by a vehicle also traveling west.

The man was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

Police said the vehicle didn’t remain on scene and it is unknown if impairment was a factor in the crash.

The investigation remains ongoing.

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