By Associated Press - Monday, November 5, 2018

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a Florida state trooper was injured when his stopped SUV was hit by another vehicle along the highway.

The News-Press reports that crash occurred Monday morning on Interstate 75 near Fort Myers.

Florida Highway Patrol says the trooper had pulled into the emergency lane and turned on his lights to help a disabled vehicle. Before the trooper could get out, another SUV swerved into the inside lane to avoid slower traffic and rear-ended the trooper’s SUV. The impact sent the patrol vehicle into the disabled vehicle’s rear.

Officials say the trooper and the driver of the disabled car were injured and taken to a nearby hospital.

No traffic citations were immediately reported.

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Information from: The (Fort Myers, Fla.) News-Press, http://www.news-press.com

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