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A Hudson police officer shot and killed a suspect Sunday after a struggle, reports say.

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HUDSON, Ohio -- A man who fled the scene of a crash was shot and killed Sunday after a struggle with a police officer, reports say.

According to reports, the Hudson Police Department says the suspect's car flipped over at about 2:45 p.m. after it sideswiped a car on the Ohio Turnpike near the exit for Interstate 480. The man climbed out of the car and ran from the area.

A Hudson officer searching for the suspect found him off an access road in a wooded area on the 3200 block of Hudson-Aurora Road at around 4 p.m., WOIO Channel 19 reports.

Reports say the officer and suspect were involved in a struggle, and the officer shot and killed the man. Channel 19 says the suspect ended up at the bottom of a ravine.

The officer involved in the shooting was taken to a hospital but is doing OK, the Record-Courier reports.

The identities of the suspect and the officer involved were not released.

A dispatcher with the Hudson Police Department said no additional information was available Sunday night. The state Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating the shooting.

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