Tampa police officer headed to emergency call collides with SUV: TPD

TAMPA, Fla. - A Tampa police officer and another driver suffered minor injuries in a rollover crash Tuesday afternoon.

Investigators say the officer was traveling westbound on Woodlawn Avenue shortly after 2:20 p.m. headed to an emergency call with lights and sirens activated when they collided with a gray SUV traveling southbound on Tampa St.

The impact caused the SUV to overturn.

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According to the Tampa Police Department, the officer and the driver of the SUV, who was only identified as a woman, were taken to an area hospital for medical evaluation.

The intersection of Woodlawn and Tampa was closed following the crash, but should reopen by 5 p.m.

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