A boy riding a moped was killed in a crash in West Baltimore on Wednesday night.

Officers responded around 9 p.m. to the 1200 block of McCulloh Street in the Upton neighborhood and found that two teens, both male, were riding a moped that collided with a Jeep, Baltimore Police said.

Medics took both boys to a hospital, where a 16-year-old was declared dead and a 17-year-old is in stable condition, police said.

The driver of the car fled on foot while a passenger remained at the scene with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Anyone with information can contact investigators at 410-396-2606 or anonymously call the Metro Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-866-7LOCKUP.

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