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Oakland police officer injured in crash

A police officer critically injured Monday morning in a crash with a big-rig at the Port of Oakland is undergoing surgery, police said.

The crash happened about 2:50 a.m. on Middle Harbor Road near berths 55-56, the Oakland Police Department wrote on Twitter.

https://sfbay.ca/2018/08/13/oakland-police-officer-injured-in-crash-2/

More information on the officer’s condition was not immediately available from police. Authorities were at the scene as of 7:30 a.m. to investigate the collision.

The crash happened at the west gate of the Oakland International Container Terminal in the 2500 block of Middle Harbor Road, where the patrol car crashed into a parked big-rig. That gate will be closed while authorities investigate the scene, said Michael Zampa, communications director for the Port of Oakland.

The east gate is open, and as of 8 a.m., a line of trucks was waiting to get into the terminal, Zampa said.

Last modified September 18, 2018 3:28 am

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