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Officer, Driver Injured In Chain-Reaction Crash

AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) - Two people, including an Aurora police officer, were hurt on Saturday afternoon in a chain-reaction car crash involving five vehicles.

The crash happened just after 2:30 p.m. on South Parker Road near the intersection with East Arapahoe Road.

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(credit: Aurora police)

A car smashed into a pickup truck and the truck then crashed into a police cruiser. Two other vehicles were also damaged.

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(credit: Aurora police)

Police said the driver at fault was transported to the hospital, so was the officer. Both suffered what were described as minor injuries.

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(credit: Aurora police)

It's not clear if the driver who caused the wreck will be cited. Police said it was a case of distracted driving.

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