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5 Chicago cops injured in traffic crash

CHICAGO (AP) - Five Chicago police officers were injured when their cars crashed into each other late Thursday night, the department said.

The three officers in an unmarked vehicle and the two others in a marked squad car were taken to an area hospital to be treated for what police described as non-life threatening injuries.

According to the department, the two vehicles were assist other officers who had made a traffic stop on the city's South Side when their vehicles crashed into each other at about 11:40 p.m.

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