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NFTA officer injured, taken to hospital after SUV accident

The officer involved had non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Erie County Medical Center.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — An NFTA officer involved in an accident had non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Erie County Medical Center on Thursday evening.

An NFTA official said the officer was driving southbound in a Metro Division Transit Police sport-utility vehicle, with its lights and sirens on, when another vehicle attempted a left turn at Main and Best streets. The NFTA officer swerved to avoid the vehicle, then crashed into a building.

The NFTA in investigating the accident. It's unknown whether the two vehicles made any contact.

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