Pedestrian Injured In Newton Hit-And-Run

NEWTON, MA — A pedestrian was struck and injured Thursday morning in a hit-and-run collision in Newton, police said on Thursday afternoon.

Police said the incident took place around 6:45 a.m. on the Commonwealth Avenue carriage lane when a vehicle hit a person walking near Commonwealth Avenue's intersection with Prince Street.

Police said the vehicle hit the person and did not stop, leaving the person injured in the road.

A separate passerby did stop, providing help before the injured person was taken to an area hospital, according to police.

Newton police asked anyone with information on this incident to call the police department’s Traffic Bureau at 617-796-2106.