MLK Accident Involved Member of Mayor's Security Detail

The police officer was transported with cuts and bruises.

A police officer was transported to the hospital with minor cuts and bruises after an accident during Tuesday morning's commute.

Police say the officer is a part of Mayor Michael Nutter's security detail.

The two-car accident happened on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Montgomery Drive around 7:45 a.m.

The officer was taken to Hahnemann Hospital where he is in stable condition.

A second person was also transported to the hospital with minor injuries. That person was in the second car involved in the accident, according to police.

The ramp from I-76 EB to Montgomery Drive and MLK Drive was closed for almost two hours.

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