COLUMBUS — One person is dead, and a police officer is injured after a crash on Sunday morning.
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Around 2:50 a.m. Sunday, crews were dispatched to the intersection of West Broad Street and North Central Avenue in Columbus on reports of a crash, our news partners WBNS-10 TV reported.
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Police said that a Columbus Division of Police cruiser was traveling eastbound on West Broad Street with its lights and siren activated while responding to a burglary in progress.
At the same time, a Chevrolet Silverado was traveling northbound on Central Avenue at West Broad Street, WBNS-10 TV reported.
The two vehicles collided at the intersection.
The driver of the Chevrolet was taken to a nearby hospital, where they were later pronounced dead, WBNS-10 TV reported.
The officer was also taken to a hospital, where their condition was described as stable.
The crash remains under investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
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