Two Winnipeg police officers were hurt in a car crash in St. James Thursday afternoon.
A witness told Global News the Winnipeg police cruiser was travelling with its emergency lights and sirens on when another vehicle collided with it at Portage Avenue and Berry Street at about 3:30 p.m.
The police car crashed into a hydro transformer.
Two police officers were immobilized on backboards by paramedics in preparation for the trip to hospital in an ambulance; EMS crews were also seen attending to a woman apparently injured in the crash in the other car involved. It’s not believed the injuries were serious or life-threatening.
A Winnipeg police spokesperson couldn’t confirm that the cruiser was on its way to an emergency call or provide any information on where it was headed or how the accident happened.
Westbound Portage Avenue at Queen Street and southbound Berry Street between Portage Avenue and Ness Avenue was closed to traffic.
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