Police are requesting the public’s help in locating a vehicle that fled the scene of a fatal crash involving a pedestrian early Friday morning in southwest Las Vegas.

A vehicle hit a pedestrian crossing Blue Diamond Road near Cimarron Road, seen on Friday, March 11, 2016, and left the scene. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the hospital. (Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto)

Police are requesting the public’s help in locating a vehicle that fled the scene of a fatal crash involving a pedestrian early Friday morning in southwest Las Vegas.

About 1:40 a.m., a vehicle hit a pedestrian crossing Blue Diamond Road just east of Cimarron Road, Nevada Highway Patrol trooper Jason Buratczuk said.

The pedestrian, identified only as a 54-year-old man, was not in a marked crosswalk at the time, he said.

Buratczuk said the man was found lying in the road by a Metro officer. Metro Lt. Rick Given said the officer was responding to a call regarding the body. The man was transported to St. Rose Dominican Hospital, San Martin Campus, where he was pronounced dead, he said.

Buratczuk said a headlight lens was found at the scene. The vehicle involved was silver of unknown make and model and likely to have front-end damage, he said.

Anyone with information regarding this incident can call Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555, or *NHP, Buratczuk said.

Contact Christian Bertolaccini at cbertolaccini@reviewjournal.com and 702-383-0381. Find him on Twitter: @bertolaccinic