A 62-year-old bicyclist was killed Thursday in El Monte and police were searching for the hit-and-run driver.
The crash happened around 8:55 p.m. Tuesday as the man pedaled east on Lower Azusa Road and entered an intersection at El Monte Avenue, El Monte police Detective Sgt. Aram Choe.
The bicyclist died at the scene, Choe said. His name was withheld pending notification of next of kin.
The vehicle fled the scene. It was described as a 2019 or 2020 maroon or burgundy Toyota Avalon with front-end damage, Choe said.
Anyone with information on the hit-and-run driver was asked to call El Monte police at 626-268-3131,