Woman in critical condition after being hit by SUV in McKeesport
MCKEESPORT, Pa. (KDKA) - A woman is in critical condition after she was hit by an SUV in McKeesport on Monday afternoon.
Police said a Cadillac Escalade hit the woman, who was in a wheelchair, while she was crossing Lysle Boulevard around 3 p.m.
She became stuck under the vehicle, and bystanders jumped into action. Witnesses said one man crawled under the SUV to put a jack beneath it while others tried to jack the car up from the outside. A man in a tow truck came down the hill to help lift the Escalade off the woman.
She was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
Her wheelchair was in the middle of the road, broken into two pieces.
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The driver stayed on scene, police said.
Homicide detectives and collision reconstruction officers are investigating.
Stay with KDKA-TV and KDKA.com for updates to this developing story as they become available.