BARTON COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal hit and run accident and asking the public for help to locate the vehicle.

At 7:21 p.m. Wednesday, the Great Bend Police Department and the Great Bend Fire Department ambulance personnel were dispatched to the 4200 block of 10th Street in Great Bend in reference to an injury accident, according to a media release.

When Officers arrived, they found 65-year-old James Zager, Holden, MO. laying in the roadway, unresponsive.

He was transported to Great Bend Regional Hospital in critical condition and later died of his injuries.

Witnesses described a light colored, possibly white or light blue, full size pick up with a grill guard and an “oversize load” sign on the front and unknown Oklahoma license plate traveling westbound on 10th Street.

Zager was reported to be crossing 10th Street on foot, when he was struck by the pick up. After the pick up struck Zager, the pickup continued westbound on 10th Street in Great Bend.

At this time, the vehicle has not been located. The Great Bend Police Department asks that anyone who may have any information about the accident or the vehicle, to contact the Great Bend Police Department at 620-793-4120 or Crime Stoppers at 620-792-1300 or 888-305-1300.