LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A pedestrian has died after being hit by a vehicle on the Las Vegas Strip early Friday morning.

Las Vegas police said in a news release the crash happened just after 3:30 a.m. near the intersection of Flamingo Road and Las Vegas Boulevard.

Police said the driver left the scene but later located the suspected vehicle a "short distance away" from the crash. The car was "unoccupied."

The area will be closed as investigators process the scene.