HAMILTON—Local police are searching for witnesses after a pedestrian died in what appears to be a hit-and-run.

Investigators say the incident happened shortly after 11 p.m. Wednesday night when a 65-year-old man was hit by a car while crossing the street at 270 Mohawk Rd. E.

Police say the driver fled the scene after the incident.

Hamilton police say their collision reconstruction unit is investigating the incident.

They’re asking for any witnesses to come forward and for residents in the area to check their security camera footage.

Photos from the scene show a walking cane discarded on the edge of the sidewalk within the police tape.

It is the 10th fatal collision in Hamilton this year, and the fifth involving a pedestrian.

This comes less than a month after a senior was struck in a hit-and-run on Sept. 20 in the central city.