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NYPD: 4 officers hurt after driver strikes 2 police cruisers

Four officers hurt in car crash in Queens; 2 suspects arrested
Four officers hurt in car crash in Queens; 2 suspects arrested 00:26

NEW YORK -- Several police officers were hurt when a car crashed into their cruisers in Queens on Thursday.

The NYPD says the officers were on duty in St. Albans around 9:30 p.m. when they saw two people allegedly stealing a black BMW.

The driver of the vehicle hit one police cruiser, then crashed into a second cruiser.

Four officers were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.

A 20-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman were arrested. Charges are pending.

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