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UPDATED Oct 25, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET
Oct 24, 2026 at 12:20 PM ET
Tampa police cruiser flips in three-vehicle crash
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A Tampa police cruiser overturned after colliding with a HART bus and a parked car around 9 a.m. Saturday at North 34th Street and East Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. A 12-year veteran officer was hospitalized with a head cut, and two adult bus passengers were taken to a hospital for precautionary evaluations; the car’s driver suffered a minor leg injury.
WHO: A Tampa police officer, two HART bus passengers and the driver of a parked Dodge Charger.
WHAT: A three-vehicle collision overturned a Tampa police cruiser and sent four people to hospitals for medical care.
WHEN: Reported Oct 24, 2026 at 2:23 PM ET
WHERE: North 34th Street and East Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Tampa, Florida
WHY: Police said the cruiser was traveling east on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and the HART bus was headed south on North 34th Street as both entered the intersection, where a Dodge Charger was parked in the northbound lanes. The precise cause of the collision was not reported.
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