Victoria police say woman, 27, died after stolen white Mercedes knocked her into path of another car in South Yarra

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A Dutch woman has been identified as the victim of a fatal hit-and-run involving a bicycle and a stolen luxury car on a busy inner-Melbourne road.

The 27-year-old cyclist died on South Yarra’s Chapel Street when the stolen white Mercedes sedan cut into the bike lane, knocking her into the path of another car on Sunday.

Crime scene photos showed the twisted wreck of the bicycle after it was pinned between the two cars.

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Police have identified the victim as a woman from the Netherlands. But the driver remains at large after running away from bystanders who helped him from the vehicle.

“His first thought was to run. It wasn’t to help, it wasn’t to stop, it wasn’t to think about the poor person he’s hit,” Inspector Stuart McGregor said on Sunday.

A photo of the suspect has been released. He is aged in his late 20s or early 30s, with a black moustache and long hair. At the time of the crash he wore black shoes and dark clothes including tracksuit pants with an Adidas logo.

The Mercedes was stolen on 5 August during an aggravated burglary at Elsternwick.

“This is not going to go away ... we will not stop, we do not stop. We will arrest you,” McGregor said. “You’re going to go to court. You’re going to look a lot better if you come to us.”