Law enforcement officials are seeking information on a hit-and-run accident in rural Ellis County that claimed the life of a 69-year-old man.

UPDATE: Authorities release additional information on the case.

According to the Ellis County Sheriff’s Department, the victim was walking on 210th Avenue between 6:30 and 9:15 p.m. Saturday when he was struck by a vehicle traveling northbound in the 900 block of 210th Avenue. The vehicle fled the scene, police said.

The sheriff’s department now is seeking information on a Dodge Ram truck with passenger side, front-end damage to the front bumper and headlight area.

Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to call the sheriff’s office at (785) 625-1040. The Kansas Highway Patrol is assisting in the investigation.