UPDATE, Tuesday, 1.30pm: Police and the family of deceased father David Thomson have appealed to the Ballarat public to help catch the driver who left him to die after a hit-run crash last week.
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Major Collisions Investigation Unit investigator Detective Senior Constable Sandro Lombardi has appealed to the wider community to help the investigation
"If they know anything about this car and who is involved, please contact Crime Stoppers," he said.
Watch the family's press conference here.
Detective Senior Constable Sandro Lombardi said while it was evident from the CCTV footage that the bonnet and the windscreen of the sports car was damaged and there was no way the driver would not know he had hit the cyclist head-on when he came around the corner.
He said the driver needs to come forward and anybody shielding him owed it to the family and the community to give the information.
The family of Mr Thomson made an impassioned appeal for information this afternoon, in a bid to help investigators catch the person they have labelled a 'coward' for leaving the scene after they hit the beloved husband and father, and left him to die on the road.
Mr Thomson, 60, was riding to work at Eureka Concrete when he was struck by a car on Brazenor Street about 5.30am on Thursday.
Five days on from the tragedy in Delacombe, police are yet to make any arrests and are desperate for help from the public to identify the driver and the the car involved.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
UPDATE, Thursday, 5.15pm: Police have released an image of the car that is suspected to be have been involved in a hit-run crash that killed a cyclist on his way to work on Thursday morning.
The image, which is difficult to distinguish, has been released in the hope the public can aid in the investigation.
The car is described as a light-coloured small sporty sedan.
The cyclist, a 60-year-old Ballarat man, sadly died after being struck by the car on Brazenor Street in Delacombe, near Latrobe Street.
The driver fled the scene and police are desperately trying to find the culprit.
Investigators are keen to speak to any witnesses or anyone that may have been in the area at the time of the collision with dash-cam footage.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
EARLIER: A cyclist has been found dead in Delacombe this morning after what police have confirmed was a hit-and-run overnight.
Police and emergency services are currently at the scene on Brazenor Street, after the cyclist was found injured on the road about 5.45am.
Paramedics attended but the cyclist, who police have confirmed is male, could not be saved.
It is not known what time the collision occurred but police have issued a statement saying the driver fled the scene.
The man is yet to be formally identified.
IN OTHER NEWS
A road block is in place stopping drivers from turning left off Gillies Street.
Brazenor Street is blocked off to traffic, but nearby Latrobe Street remains open.
The minor street is near the Market Hotel and runs alongside the former saleyards.
A badly-mangled road bike remains on the road and a helmet can be seen nearby.
The Major Collisions Investigation Unit has arrived from Melbourne.
No further details have been released.
Where the incident occurred.
It followed a crash in Canadian about 7.40pm on Wednesday night.
Ambulance Victoria said a man in his 20s was taken to Ballarat Base Hospital in a stable condition.
He sustained lower body injuries.
Police are appealing for CCTV footage of the incident and have asked for any witnesses to come forward.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or to make a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
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