Police searching for driver after cyclist killed in hit and run in northern Australia

　　SYDNEY, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Police in the Australian state of Queensland are searching for the driver of a stolen car who killed a cyclist in a hit and run incident on Tuesday.

　　The Queensland Police Service said in a statement on Wednesday that a 34-year-old man was riding a bicycle in the city of Bundaberg, about 290 km north of Brisbane, when he was struck by a black vehicle at about 7:50 p.m. local time on Tuesday.

　　Emergency services performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the cyclist, but he was declared deceased at the scene.

　　The police said that the vehicle, which had been stolen, fled the scene and was found abandoned a short time later. A search for the driver is ongoing. ■