1SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — A New York State Trooper and two civilians were injured Friday afternoon in a crash involving a semi-truck during a traffic stop on the Thruway, authorities said.

The incident occurred at approximately 12:39 p.m. just west of Exit 26 in Schenectady County. According to investigators, the Trooper had pulled over a Honda Odyssey on the westbound shoulder when a passing semi-truck struck the patrol vehicle.

The force of the collision threw the Trooper over a guardrail and down an embankment. The Trooper sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Albany Medical Center for treatment.

State Trooper injured after semi-truck slams patrol car during Thruway traffic stop

The driver and a passenger inside the Honda were also injured and taken

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