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The vehicle was recovered after it struck three nurses while dropping off the shooting victim at the Philadelphia hospital

The vehicle was recovered after it struck three nurses while dropping off the shooting victim at the Philadelphia hospital

Nursing staff respond after three nurses were struck by hit-and-run vehicle that dropped off gunshot victim

Three nurses who were caring for a gunshot victim who had been dropped off in a private vehicle were struck by the vehicle, leaving one of the nurses in critical condition.

PHILADELPHIA – According to Philadelphia police, the suspect vehicle was found during the search for a driver who caused horrific scenes outside a city hospital this weekend.

Nurses were trying to help a gunshot victim when they were struck by a silver Jeep Cherokee early Saturday morning at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in West Philadelphia.

According to police, the driver drove into the ambulance area, left the victim behind and then drove away. He met three nurses who rushed to the victim’s aid.

Two of the nurses are in stable condition while a third was treated for life-threatening injuries.

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The gunshot victim, a 28-year-old man, was also hit by the fleeing vehicle.

He was treated for head injuries caused by the crash as well as multiple gunshot wounds sustained in an early morning shooting in the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue.

On Sunday, police said they recovered the suspect vehicle at 6800 Walnut Park Drive in Upper Darby.

They are still looking for the driver, believed to be a man in his 20s.