A 51-YEAR-OLD Huntington Beach man was killed early Monday morning when struck by a car in a hit-and-run incident (Shutterstock).

A 51-year-old Huntington Beach man is dead after a hit-and-run incident early Monday morning.

According to Jessica Cuchilla, public information officer for the HBPD, the incident took place around 4 a.m. on Beach Boulevard, north of Knoxville Avenue.

Police responded to reports of a pedestrian down in roadway. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A preliminary investigation indicates the man was struck by an unknown vehicle in the northbound lanes of Beach. There’s no known description of the vehicle that left the scene.

Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or the events leading up to it is asked to contact HBPD Traffic Investigator Doug Demetre at (714) 536-5670.