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Injuries Reported in Downtown Newark Police Car Crash

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Newark Police officials are looking into the cause of a crash in downtown Newark on Thursday morning.

At approximately 10:10 a.m., emergency responders and University Hospital Rescue rushed to the scene of a crash with injuries just outside the federal building on Court and Broad streets.

 

Firefighters arrived and found a marked police cruiser engulfed in flames after it collided with a car at that location.

The driver of the civilian car was temporarily pinned inside the vehicle and injured but was extricated by rescue crews. 

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Witnesses said the vehicle struck the police vehicle head-on while making a turn from Broad Street onto Court. 

There were no serious injuries reported for police officers, and the cause of the crash is under investigation. 

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Police temporarily closed Broad Street for the cleanup. 

 

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