FLINT, MI – A crash involving a Michigan State Police cruiser on Flint's north side left four people in critical condition and injured an officer Thursday, July 3.

The cruiser was involved in a short chase on North Street, starting at Stewart Avenue, around 4:30 p.m.

The officer attempted to follow the suspect through the intersection of North and Pierson, when the cruiser collided with a Chevy HHR station wagon, flipping the vehicle on its side in a front yard.

There were three passengers in the Chevy. All were taken to Hurley Medical Center and listed in critical condition, state police said.

A passenger in the cruiser was also in critical condition, while the officer driving was reported to be in stable condition.

"We had a short chase that resulted in a collision involving the squad car," said MSP Sgt. Rob Smith. "The car involved in the accident was not involved in the chase."

Smith said the suspect vehicle was not stopped following the accident, and that an investigation involving the chase is ongoing.

Nearby resident Jaquan Brown said he witnessed the crash while walking on North Street. Brown said when the car involved in the chase ran a flashing yellow light, police followed.

"They were flying down the street, and didn't slow down," Brown said. "The other car barely made it, the state boy didn't."

Derrick Jones, another resident in the area, said the destruction from the crash was shocking. He said he watched as medical personnel extracted passengers from the sun roof of the Chevy.

"I saw it all," Jones said. "That's a bold accident right there. If they would have slowed down for five seconds, they would have made it."

This crash marks the second involving a Michigan State Police car in the past month.