According to police, the driver took the shooting victim to the hospital and fled after hitting the victim and three nurses with his car

Four people were injured after a driver dropped off a gunshot victim at a University City hospital and then struck the wounded man and three nurses before fleeing the scene, Philadelphia police said.

The driver took the man to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center just before 4:30 a.m. Saturday. Police said a silver Jeep was parked in front of the emergency room's ambulance bay and inside was a 28-year-old man who had been shot multiple times.

The nurses, a 37-year-old man, a 51-year-old man and a 36-year-old man, were all struck by the Jeep before it fled the scene. All four people are being treated at Penn Presbyterian and the youngest nurse is in critical condition.

The Jeep driver was described as a man in his early 20s. Police are searching for the vehicle and driver and are asking anyone with information to contact the department at 215-686-TIPS.

Police are still investigating the shooting that injured the passenger in the Jeep, but believe it occurred overnight in the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue, about a 10-minute drive from the hospital.

A police spokesman said the shooting victim is believed to be in critical condition. He may have suffered a head injury as a result of the collision with the Jeep.

The ambulance area of ​​the emergency room was blocked by police cordons for several hours, but reopened around 7:30 a.m