Police cars collide while responding to accident

Two police cars collided while responding to another accident in Queens County, P.E.I., on Saturday, RCMP say.

Shortly after11a.m,, RCMP were called to a two-vehicle collision in Lake Verde.

Five people a man, woman and three youths were in one vehicle, police said. The man and woman were taken to hospital with what police believe to be non-life-threatening injuries.

Three people in the second vehicle were not injured.

Roads slushy, slippery

While responding to the crash, two police cars struck each other. Two officers sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to hospital for treatment.

Road conditions at the time were slushy and slippery.

Route 3 at Monaghan Road between Vernon River and Millviewwas closed to allow police to investigate. An RCMP collision analyst is assisting in the investigation.

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