Riviera Maya, Q.R. — An area cyclist became the latest hit and run highway victim Thursday night outside Xpu-Ha. A Civil Protection ambulance from Puerto Aventuras responded to the report of an adult male being struck by a vehicle.
The accident happened along the federal highway around 7:30 p.m. The unnamed man was riding his bike home after grabbing a few items from a nearby convenience store when he was hit.
The vehicle who hit the bicyclist chose not to stop. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. He was found left for dead near the highway shoulder guardrail close to his crumpled bicycle.
Personnel from the State Attorney General’s Office arrived to process the scene of the crime and remove the body. Authorities have not publicly identified the victim pending family notification.
