A tow truck driver working on a disabled vehicle was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on the 110 Freeway early Tuesday morning, authorities said.

The incident was reported shortly after 1:30 a.m. on the southbound side of the freeway near Florence Avenue.

Investigators learned that a motorist traveling southbound on the freeway fled the scene after striking the victim, who was working on a vehicle on the right shoulder of the freeway, California Highway Patrol Officer Gomez said.

The unidentified tow truck driver was pronounced dead at the scene by Los Angeles Fire Department personnel.

Authorities later found the vehicle that struck the victim, but the driver had already fled the area on foot, the spokesperson said.

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