A 36-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash Thursday night in East New York, according to police.

Police say a driver was speeding down East New York Avenue and Broadway around 10 p.m. when they hit the man and kept going.

Witnesses tell News 12 that the victim was standing next to a woman and pushed her out of the way before he was struck.

He was then hospitalized and pronounced dead. No other details have been released.