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Police are searching for a truck that clipped and injured a police officer during a traffic stop Tuesday morning before fleeing the scene in southeast Calgary.

The officer was called to the 5600 block of 8th Avenue S.E. in the community of Penbrooke Meadows around 8 a.m. to respond to car prowling reports, police said.

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Officers in a marked car spotted a truck that matched the description of the vehicle in the call near 1st Avenue and Penworth Drive S.E. and, with support from a second marked unit, pulled the vehicle over.

One officer approached the male passenger, removed him from the vehicle without incident and took him into custody.

A second officer approached the female driver and asked her to step out of the vehicle.

Instead, the driver put the truck into reverse, side-swiped the officer, crashed into the police vehicle, then sped away from the scene, police said.

The officer was taken to hospital with minor injuries in stable, non life-threatening condition, said EMS spokesman Stuart Brideaux.

Officers continue to look for the driver and truck, which is believed to be stolen with a stolen licence plate.

The driver is described as a Caucasian woman, five-foot-six, with dyed red hair, and the vehicle is described as a black 2009 Chevrolet Silverado.