A man died early Thursday morning after the driver of a “large SUV” hit him while he was walking near Montview Boulevard and Peoria Street.

The driver then drove away and later ditched the vehicle.

Aurora police first reported the incident about 7 a.m. on Twitter and said the man was taken to a hospital with “life-threatening injuries.”

The man later died at the hospital, police said.

Police were searching for the vehicle, which was just described as a “large SUV,” but they later found the vehicle nearby without the driver.

Anyone with information is asked to call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers.