DUXBURY, MASS. (WHDH) - Two people were hospitalized following a crash involving a state police cruiser in Duxbury early Friday morning.
Emergency crews responding to the area of exit 11 on Route 3 southbound around 12:15 a.m. learned that a pickup truck had struck the cruiser from behind in the breakdown lane, state police said.
The trooper inside the cruiser and the 51-year-old operator of the second vehicle involved were transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Plymouth with non-life-threatening injuries.
The police cruiser sustained damage to the rear, while the pickup truck was found badly damaged in a ditch.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation; however, state police say the pickup truck driver did not show evidence of alcohol or drug impairment.
The Norwell man is expected to be cited for motor vehicle violations.
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