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Investigators are searching for a driver who struck and critically injured a man riding bikes with his girlfriend in Northeast Philadelphia early Monday morning.
Police said the 42-year-old man and his girlfriend were riding bicycles at Bustleton and Cottman avenues shortly before 1 a.m. when they were struck by a vehicle that left the scene. Investigators said the impact of the collision caused the man's bike to split in half.
The victim and his girlfriend were traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of the 7300 block of Bustleton Avenue, police said.
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The man was taken to the hospital in extremely critical condition after suffering "severe injuries," police said. The woman was treated at the scene.
The two bikes remained in the street where the crash happened as officers investigated – one of them bent and missing a tire.
Police said vehicle parts recovered from the scene match a 2012 to 2019 Range Rover Evoque. Officers found a vehicle fitting the description Monday afternoon.
NBC10's Skyforce10 helicopter showed the white vehicle, which has Massachusetts tags, parked next to a sidewalk as a police SUV parked behind it. The suspect vehicle had its windshield shattered on the passenger side. It also had damage to it front right bumper.
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Though they located the vehicle, police did not immediately announce any arrests.
