Ambulance, Police Car Involved In Crashes Near Hampton

Two people, including a police officer, were injured in a series of crashes Tuesday afternoon near Hampton, Baltimore County police said.

County police said a tow truck and a passenger car were involved in a crash around noon at Dulaney Valley Road and East Seminary Avenue. Police said an ambulance responding to the scene was struck by a vehicle that was trying to pass a fire truck.

Police said the driver of the vehicle that tried to pass the fire truck was arrested at the scene. It was not immediately specified why.

Sometime later, a Baltimore County police officer responded to the accident scene to provide traffic control and had shut down the intersection when a vehicle struck the police vehicle the officer was sitting in.

The police officer was taken to Shock Trauma. The driver of the other vehicle was taken to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Police said both suffered injuries that are not considered life-threatening.