A 66-year-old man died early Saturday after he was struck by a passing car while crossing a street in Hell’s Kitchen, police said.

The victim was crossing Ninth Ave. mid-block near W. 55th St. at about 5:30 a.m. when an unidentified vehicle plowed into him, cops said.

The driver of the vehicle, which was heading south on Ninth Ave., never stopped, cops said.

Police investigate after a 66-year-old man was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing 9th Ave. mid-block near W. 55th St. in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)Police investigate after a 66-year-old man was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing 9th Ave. mid-block near W. 55th St. in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan, on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)

EMS rushed the victim to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell, but he couldn’t be saved. His name was not immediately disclosed as cops track down relatives.

No arrests have been made.

Police investigate after a 66-year-old man was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing 9th Ave. mid-block near W. 55th St. in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)Police investigate after a 66-year-old man was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing 9th Ave. mid-block near W. 55th St. in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan, on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
Police investigate after a 66-year-old man was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing 9th Ave. mid-block near W. 55th St. in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)Police investigate after a 66-year-old man was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing 9th Ave. mid-block near W. 55th St. in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan, on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
Police investigate after a 66-year-old man was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing 9th Ave. mid-block near W. 55th St. in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)Police investigate after a 66-year-old man was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing 9th Ave. mid-block near W. 55th St. in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan, on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)