An investigation is underway after a vehicle hit a person during a road rage incident and then fled the scene in the 1300 block of North Union Boulevard Thursday morning, according to a police department spokesperson and an online blotter entry.

The person was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to Colorado Springs Police Department spokesperson Ira Cronin.

Police said a person was run over by a vehicle after they stepped out of their car to confront another driver. Officers later found the driver who fled the scene, according to the blotter entry. No other details about the suspect were immediately available.

The crash closed Union Boulevard from Palmer Park to Uintah for several hours.

Anyone with information on the incident is encouraged to call police at 719-444-7000.