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Oakland Police Cruiser Crashes While Responding To Call; 3 Injured

OAKLAND (CBS / AP) -- Officials in say two police officers in Oakland have been hospitalized after crashing while responding to a call about a shooting.

Oakland Police says the officers and third person were injured Monday.

The crash took place around 3:45 a.m. near the intersection of International Boulevard and High Street.

The officers were responding to a call from another unit that stopped a suspect believed to be involved in a shooting incident when their SUV collided with another car.

Oakland Police Cruiser Crash
Scene of a crash involving an Oakland police cruiser and another vehicle on September 25, 2017. (CBS)

Police say the injured officers were transported to the hospital in stable condition. A civilian involved in the crash was also injured and is in stable condition.

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