Nanaimo RCMP are investigating a fatal hit and run in Cedar on Thursday Oct. 24 at about 7 p.m. on Harmac Rd., near Nanaimo River. (file photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)

By NanaimoNewsNOW staff

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NANAIMO — A young man is dead and police are looking for who struck him with a vehicle in Cedar Thursday night.

Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O’Brien stated the incident happened at about 7 p.m. on Harmac Rd. east of the bridge spanning the Nanaimo River between Raines and Gordon roads.

He said it appears the victim was walking along the side of the road when he was hit by an unidentified motorist who then took off.

“We have witnesses who came forward, they found the individual, they did emergency first-aid including CPR but his injuries were so significant he was pronounced deceased at the scene,” O’Brien told NanaimoNewsNOW.

O’Brien said police don’t have any information about the vehicle, which was seen speeding away from the area

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“We’re hoping to get information on this vehicle, we’re hoping if anybody was there and didn’t speak to the police and left to please come forward.”

Anybody with potentially helpful dash cam video in the area between 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24 is asked to contact Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345.

The impacted section of road was closed overnight.

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