KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department said an officer was injured Wednesday afternoon in a crash at Westport Road and Broadway Boulevard.
KCPD's squad helicopter was pursuing a stolen pickup truck at the time of the crash. A squad car on Westport Road was driving to assist the pursuit, according to police on the scene.
KSHB 41 reporter Isabella Ledonne learned at the scene the police car had its emergency lights on and was making a right turn from Westport Road to Broadway.
Officers are reviewing footage to see if the car's sirens were on at the time of the crash.
The driver of a vehicle going south on Broadway collided with the police car.
One of the two officers in the police car was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.
The officer driving the police car was not injured.
The two people in the car that collided with the police car were not injured.
Other officers continued the pursuit and took the stolen pickup truck suspect into custody, police said.
This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.
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