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Police officer and driver hurt as vehicle rams into police cruiser

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A police officer and a driver were both hurt last night when a vehicle slammed into a police cruiser blocking a lane of Highway 99 though Surrey. (Photo - B.C. RCMP/Twitter)

A police officer and a driver were both hurt last night when a vehicle slammed into a police cruiser blocking a lane of Highway 99 though Surrey.

The lane had been closed as officers investigated an earlier shooting in the same area.

RCMP say both the officer and the driver of the vehicle that hit the cruiser have non-life-threatening injuries.

A charge of impaired driving has been laid and Mounties are appealing for information or dashcam video as they continue the investigation.

Surrey RCMP on Twitter:

A suspected impaired driver crashed into a roadblock last night on Highway 99. One of our officer's and the driver of the civilian vehicle received non-life threatening injuries. The civilian driver was arrested for impaired operation of a motor vehicle. http://ow.ly/7E9F50E0t1d

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