BOSTON (WHDH) - A transit police officer is recovering after his cruiser was involved in a crash early Saturday morning.

The accident happened around 2 a.m. on Rutherford Avenue in Charleston.

A car allegedly pulled out in front of the cruiser and hit it, causing it to veer into a utility pole.

The officer was taken to a local hospital.

His condition was not immediately released.

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