Police: Pedestrian struck by hit-and-run driver on Fifth Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh police are investigating a pedestrian who was struck along the 900 block of Fifth Avenue on Thursday evening.

Police say the driver did not stop after striking a man and then hitting a vehicle just before 6 p.m.

The injured man apparently had a head injury. An ambulance took him to a local hospital where he was in critical condition, a police spokesman said Thursday night.

Police Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri said the initial investigation showed that the motorist was driving at a high rate of speed when the pedestrian was hit, police said.

Fifth Avenue was closed from Washington Place to Diamond Way for an accident investigation for well over two hours before reopening, according to a 911 dispatch supervisor.

Chuck Biedka is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Chuck at 724-226-4711, cbiedka@tribweb.com or via Twitter @ChuckBiedka.