UPDATE: Authorities Seeking Vehicle That Struck Bicyclist in Morris County Friday

A man riding his bicycle home from work Friday morning was struck by a motor vehicle in Rockaway Township and police are asking for the public’s help.

Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp released a statement just before noon Friday after Rockaway Township police were dispatched to an incident on Green Pond Road around 6 a.m. Police found a man lying on the ground with injuries after he had been hit by a vehicle, Knapp said. The man was riding a bicycle at the time.

Earlier in the day nj.com cited Rockaway Township’s mayor as saying the bicyclist was killed in the incident. That has not been confirmed by the prosecutor’s office.

The automobile in question is a commercial vehicle and there is no threat to the community.

If anyone was in the area of Green Pond Road, at off ramp of Route 80 West in Rockaway Township early this morning and may have knowledge of this incident and/or the circumstances leading to this male’s injuries, they are urged to contact the Rockaway Township Police Department (973-625-4000), the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit (973-285-6200) or the Morris County Sheriff’s CrimeStoppers at 973-267-2255.