A 42-year-old man was killed early Sunday after being struck by a vehicle that fled the scene in Baltimore, police said.

Baltimore Police officers responded around 2:45 a.m. to the 2900 block of O’Donnell Street in the Canton neighborhood for a reported hit-and-run involving a pedestrian.

They found the man suffering from severe injuries. He was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The vehicle involved in the crash has not been identified.

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Sunday’s fatal crash is the latest in a series of deadly pedestrian hit-and-runs reported in Baltimore in recent weeks.

A 42-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash Nov. 5 in South Baltimore after police found him unresponsive in the road in the 3500 block of Potee Street, near Route 2 and Interstate 895. His injuries were consistent with a vehicle collision, police said. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that killed a pedestrian in East Baltimore on Oct. 23. Police said the teen was driving a 2009 Toyota Corolla that had been carjacked about an hour earlier when it struck Eric Browner Jr. in the 2600 block of Harford Road around 10:50 p.m.

The vehicle’s occupants fled on foot after the crash. A 15-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy were also identified as occupants of the car.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Baltimore Police crash investigators at 410-396-2606 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.