POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – A Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy was injured Tuesday morning in a crash involving two BSO prisoner transport units and a civilian vehicle in Pompano Beach, authorities confirmed.
The crash occurred around 5:30 a.m. in the area of West Atlantic Boulevard and North Andrews Avenue.
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According to BSO spokeswoman Gerdy St. Louis, deputies and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue personnel responded to the scene and paramedics transported a deputy to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
“No other injuries were reported; however, as a precaution, seven prisoners were also taken to a nearby hospital for medical clearance,” St. Louis said in a press release. “Detectives say one of the transport units, a van, was carrying seven prisoners while the other unit, a bus, was carrying 45.”
BSO Pompano Beach District detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.