A SEPTA bus and a Philadelphia police cruiser collided at about 1:30 p.m. in the Hunting Park section of Philadelphia Tuesday.
The accident left eight people with minor injuries including the officer who suffered a neck injury, authorities said.
The accident happened while the Route 56 bus was traveling eastbound on Erie Avenue and collided with a police car at Old York Road.
There were five medics at the scene of the accident. There were some detours in the area of the crash.
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