COVENTRY, R.I. (WPRI) -- Coventry police are searching for a truck driver after a police pursuit Saturday ended in a crash.

According to police, the driver drove off after being stopped by an officer westbound on Route 117.

A short time after, that truck struck another vehicle near Acres of Pine Road, police said, and the driver ran away.

The people who were in the other vehicle were taken to Rhode Island Hospital and were released after evaluation.

The truck's driver still remains at large, according to police.

An investigation into the incident is underway.

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