Three people were taken to hospital after a crash involving a New Westminster police officer, Tuesday night.

The collision happened around 11:30 p.m. at the intersection of Canada Way and 10th Avenue, just on the Burnaby side of the municipal boundary.

The crash closed the intersection for several hours while the RCMP's Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service investigated.

A Burnaby RCMP officer at the scene said the New Westminster officer was responding to a call in her unmarked SUV with her lights and siren activated at the time of the crash.

The police cruiser appears to have been hit broadside by a white hatchback, which sustained significant front-end damage.

The officer and two occupants of the white Mazda were taken to Royal Columbian Hospital with minor injuries, according to police.