The Jamestown Police Department is seeking public assistance in locating the car and driver involved in a hit-and-run that seriously injured a pedestrian Tuesday morning.

In a news release, the department said a 61-year-old man was struck by a dark-colored sedan as he walked in the intersection at East Sixth and Pine streets around 5:22 a.m. The man was transported to UPMC Chautauqua for treatment of “serious injuries to his lower legs.”

The vehicle involved, believed to be a Chevrolet Impala, is suspected to have front-end damage. Following the collision, the vehicle proceeded south on Pine Street before turning east onto East Fifth Street, south onto Winsor Street and then onto English Street.

Investigators were examining traffic cameras and surveillance video from the area.

Anyone with information is asked to call JPD at 483-7537 or via the anonymous tips line at 483-Tips (8477) or the Tips 411 App. All calls and Tips are kept confidential.

CrimeStoppers WNY will be accepting tips as well for this case at 867-6161 or via crimestopperswny.org. Tipsters could be eligible to receive an award for info that leads to an arrest on the hit-and-run operator in this case.