A Canton police officer was involved in a car crash Sunday morning while responding to a call.

The cruiser left the roadway as the officer navigated a turn, then striking a utility pole, according to the Canton Police Department’s initial investigation. The vehicle sustained front-end damage and was towed away.

The accident occurred near 480 Neponset St. around 10:15 a.m.. No other vehicles were involved in the incident. The officer was taken to the hospital and discharged the same day.

A utility company has inspected the pole, and no outages have been reported relating to the crash.

The BPD reports that its officers responded to 240 incidents in its 24-hour report ending at 10 a.m. Sunday. Those include eight aggravated assaults, two residential burglaries, two thefts from vehicles, o

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