Two people were injured Tuesday night following a collision between a Hot Springs police patrol unit and a GMC SUV at the intersection of Crawford Street and Central Avenue, according to Hot Springs police and witnesses at the scene.
Hot Springs Sgt. Kirk Zaner confirmed the collision resulted in injuries and said the investigation was turned over to Arkansas State Police.
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Witnesses at the scene said they observed the driver of the SUV attempt a left turn onto Central Avenue from Crawford when the police unit, which had its emergency lights on, struck the driver's side door of the SUV.
One witness said two people from the SUV were transported by LifeNet. A photographer for The Sentinel-Record also observed the people being loaded into an ambulance. There were no reports whether the officer, who was not identified at the scene, was injured.