Hit and run investigation in Hartford

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Hartford, Conn./WTIC Radio - A man is dead after Hartford police say he was struck by two vehicles on a city street Saturday night.

Officers were called to the area of 799 Albany Avenue just after 9:30.

They say a man in his 50s entered the roadway and was struck by a vehicle headed eastbound.

That vehicle stopped, police said.

Detectives say the victim was then hit by a second vehicle headed westbound.

That driver fled the scene but the vehicle was later recovered.

The man was pronounced dead at an area hospital.

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