Philadelphia officer injured in head-on crash

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Philadelphia officer injured in head-on crash
Philadelphia officer injured in head-on crash. Matt O'Donnell reports during Action News Mornings on April 12, 2019.

OVERBROOK PARK (WPVI) -- A Philadelphia police officer was injured in a head-on crash in the city's Overbrook Park section.

Investigators said a car collided with the officer's SUV at Haverford and Woodbine avenues around 11:30 p.m. Thursday.

The crash sent the police SUV into a parked tractor trailer.

The officer was taken to the hospital with a serious leg injury.

The other driver was also injured and taken to the hospital for treatment.

The crash is under investigation.