Trooper Involved in Riverside Crash: Maryland State Police

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Two people were airlifted and two others were taken by ambulance for medical treatment from a crash Sunday afternoon in Riverside, police said.

The collision involved a state trooper, according to officials.

After 4 p.m., a trooper from the JFK barrack had activated the cruiser’s lights and siren to respond to a call for service when the police car collided with another vehicle at the intersection of MD 543 and MD 7 in Harford County, Maryland State Police reported.

Three people were inside the other car, according to the report. One of them was flown to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center for treatment, where the trooper was also taken by medevac, the report said.

The other two people in the car were taken by ambulance to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, police said.

The intersection of MD 543 at MD 7 was completely closed to traffic following the crash as police investigated.

By 7:45 p.m., all lanes remained shut down in the area, according to transportation officials.

Photo close to state trooper by Debbie Amsl Rettberg. Two pictures taken at a distance by Ernesto Garcia.

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