Two Alabama police officers injured in pursuit of carjacking suspects
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A pair of Birmingham police officers were injured while pursuing carjacking suspects. (Birmingham Police Department/Facebook)
Two Alabama police officers were injured Thursday while pursuing a pair of carjacking suspects, authorities said.
The two Birmingham police officers were driving separate cars when one was hit head-on and the other was sideswiped, WBRC-TV reported. One suspect allegedly tried to run over an officer.
Both suspects were wanted in connection with an earlier carjacking in Smithfield, a police spokeswoman told WBRC-TV. Both were arrested and one was hospitalized, the station reported. The suspects weren’t immediately identified.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}One officer was hospitalized after the crash. Both were expected to recover from their injuries.
The officers weren’t immediately identified.