Authorities are investigating a brutal hit-and-run after one of two drivers who fatally struck a pedestrian in South Los Angeles fled the scene on Friday night.

The first collision happened around 7:36 p.m., near Figueroa and 81st streets, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Investigators said the pedestrian was crossing Figueroa Street outside a marked crosswalk when a silver Toyota Corolla, heading south, struck him. Police specified that the impact caused the victim to go airborne before landing in the roadway.

The driver of the Toyota pulled over and tried to help, but before aid could be rendered, another southbound vehicle — described only as a blue car — hit the victim a second time. Police said the driver of the blue vehicle sped away without stopping.

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