Seekonk police cruiser involved in crash

A Seekonk police cruiser was involved in a crash on Highland Avenue on Tuesday afternoon.  (WLNE)

SEEKONK, Mass. (WLNE) — The Seekonk Police Department said a cruiser was involved in a crash on Highland Avenue on Tuesday afternoon.

According to the department, an officer was responding to a disturbance call when the cruiser hydroplaned.

The driver lost control of the vehicle and the cruiser flipped “multiple times” into a parking lot, police said.

Police said the officer was trapped inside the cruiser and had to be freed by firefighters.

They were taken to Rhode Island Hospital with “non-life-threatening injuries.”

No other vehicles were involved.

The crash remains under investigation.

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