COCONUT GROVE, FLA. (WSVN) - Rescue crews took a Miami Police officer to the hospital after the officer was involved in a crash in Coconut Grove.

City of Miami Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene near Southwest 37th Avenue and Kumquat Avenue around 5:30 p.m., Thursday.

According to police, the male officer was responding as emergency backup along the 900 block of Southwest 30th Avenue at the time of the crash.

An ambulance could be seen escorted to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center by police.

Police said the officer suffered leg pain and is expected to be OK.

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