Man in a wheelchair struck by a car in DC

A blurred police car in the background behind yellow crime scene tape.(Getty Images/iStockphoto/aijohn784)

WASHINGTON — A man in a wheelchair was flown to an area hospital with extremely critical injuries after he was hit by a car in D.C. Tuesday.

The crash happened just before 5 p.m. between Mellon Street and Martin Luther King Avenue in Southeast.

The man was crossing the street on his way to a nearby homeless shelter when he was hit, a friend told NBC4 Washington. Police say the driver fled the scene.

Below is the area where it happened.

Rob Woodfork

Rob Woodfork is WTOP's Senior Sports Content Producer, which includes duties as producer and host of the DC Sports Huddle, nightside sports anchor and sports columnist on WTOP.com.

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