Driver of minivan strikes cyclist in West Phila. and flees

A 27-year-old man suffered minor injuries when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver while riding a bicycle Wednesday night in the Powelton section of West Philadelphia, police said.

The man was riding north on 33rd Street at Powelton Avenue just after 8 p.m. when he was hit by a minivan making a turn at the intersection, said Chief Inspector Scott Small.

The driver, described only as a woman, stopped to look at the accident, then sped away, Small said. The man was treated by medics at the scene for cut and bruises to his hands.

The minivan was described as an older model with a dark-reddish color and tinted windows. It was last seen heading north on 35th Street from Baring Street. It had a Pennsylvania license plate with the possible letters of JBZ, Small said. - Robert Moran