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Rockport Cop Hospitalized After Crash With MBTA Train

A police officer was injured after a crash involving a police cruiser and an MBTA train, officials say. 

Rockport Police Department

Rockport Police Department

Photo Credit: Rockport Police on Facebook

The police car and the train crashed at the Poole's Lane crossing in Rockport around 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 4, according to Rockport Police Chief John Horvath.

The officer who was in the police cruiser was injured and taken by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment. 

The train's 10 passengers were uninjured. 

Information was not immediately released about the logistics of the crash, but both the train and cruiser were traveling at a low rate of speed at the time of the incident. 

The crash is under investigation by MBTA Transit Police. 

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