A pedestrian died at a local hospital early Sunday morning after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in South Austin, police said.

What we know: Officers with the Austin Police Department responded to reports of a collision involving a pedestrian in the 4100 block of South 1st Street shortly before 1 a.m. First responders found the pedestrian unconscious at the scene.

Paramedics took the victim to a nearby hospital, where they died.