HANOVER — Authorities are investigating an apparent hit-and-run that killed a man on southbound Interstate 287 in Hanover, State Police said.

The man, whose identity is not yet being released, was found by a passerby on the highway’s right shoulder shortly before 5 a.m. this morning, police said.

Investigators from the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office are also on the scene.

Parsippany police are reporting that the investigation has closed the southbound roadway's two right lanes and that motorists are experiencing heavy delays including on nearby I-80.

Anyone with information is asked to call the agency’s Netcong barracks at (973) 347-1001.

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