Skateboarder dies after hit and run in downtown Montreal

A 21-year-old man has died after a hit and run near Montreal's Jacques-Cartier Bridge.

Police say the victim was on his skateboard when a vehicle hit him on Sunday at around 6:30 p.m., near the corner of Sainte-Catherine Street and De Lorimier Avenue in the city's downtown core.

When police arrived, the man was unconscious and suffering from injuries to his upper body.

Investigators believe the driver fled the scene and abandoned their vehicle several blocks away.

Officersfound an SUVnearthe corner of Notre-Dame and Sicard Street, about four kilometres from the scene of the crash, that they believe was the one that hit the skateboarder.

Investigators are working to find the driver, the police said.

The 21-year-old was transported to hospital, but aMontreal police spokesperson said he died in hospital on Monday morning.