Bicyclist hurt in hit-and-run crash on Lower West Side

A bicyclist was struck and injured by a driver Saturday in the Lower West Side neighborhood.

The driver of a Dodge pickup truck was heading west about 3:15 p.m. in the 2300 block of West 21st Street when it struck a 59-year-old man on a bike. The motorist then fled the scene, Chicago police said.

The cyclist was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition, police said.

CPD’s Major Accidents Unit is investigating.