2 injured in crash involving patrol car, FHP says

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two people were injured in a crash Monday afternoon involving a patrol car, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The two-vehicle crash happened around 4:30 p.m. on northbound Interstate 295, south of Commonwealth Avenue.

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According to an FHP news release, the driver of an SUV was attempted to merge into the outside travel lane from the outside emergency lane when the front of a sedan traveling in the outside lane struck the rear of the SUV.

After the collision, troopers said, the sedan overturned and the driver of the SUV drove to a stop in the outside emergency lane.

According to the Highway Patrol, the driver of the SUV, a 29-year-old Jacksonville man, and the driver of the sedan, a 39-year-old woman, suffered minor injuries.

The Highway Patrol said the passenger in the sedan, a 3-year-old Jacksonville girl, was not hurt.

The news release did not specify which vehicle was the patrol car.


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