BOSTON (WHDH) - Police are searching for a driver who struck a motorcyclist in Boston overnight and fled the scene, officials said. They’re also looking for the motorcyclist’s backpack, which was containing a gun.

Officers responding to the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard on Friday night found the mangled motorcycle, police said.

A passerby helped the motorcyclist after the incident. Officers say a backpack was reportedly stolen from the scene and a gun was inside of it.

The motorcyclist’s injuries were unknown.

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