An officer with the Philadelphia Police Department was taken to the hospital after an early-morning car crash involving an allegedly drunk driver Tuesday.

According to officials with the Philadelphia Police Department, the officer was at the scene of an arrest early Tuesday morning, in the city’s Frankford section, when the accident occurred. Investigators say a driver did not see the police scene in time and tried to stop but struck a parked car. The force of the impact sent the parked vehicle into a squad car which struck the officer.

The male officer, whose identity has not been released by police, was transported to a nearby hospital where he was treated and released.

Police arrested the driver that caused the crash on suspicion of drunk driving. The results of a blood test are pending.

If you or someone you know has been injured in a Philadelphia car accident, please contact a Harrisburg DWI accident lawyer from Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 610-667-7511.

A commuter train collided with a car stuck between gates at a crossing in Philadelphia, Thursday, leaving one person injured.

According to officials with the Philadelphia Police Department, the accident occurred at a crossing in the East Falls section of the city Thursday night. Fifty-four-year-old train-passenger Joe Higgins said the train, headed for Norristown, was approaching a station and moving slowly when the accident happened. Many people on the train did not realize something had happened, Higgins said.

According to a report released by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, the vehicle was sitting upside-down after the crash and appeared to have suffered significant damage.

One passenger in the car was injured, police could not comment on the nature or extent of the injuries.

If you or someone you love has been injured in a Philadelphia car accident, please contact the Harrisburg car accident lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 610-667-7511.