CORDELE, GA – According to a WALB report, a Cordele Police Officer was accidentally hit by a police cruiser while pursuing a suspect on Tuesday.

Police were looking for a person that had fled from GSP troopers during a traffic stop. The suspect ran into and then out of a residence with a CPD officer chasing on foot when the accident occurred.

The suspect was taken into custody and the officer was taken to a local hospital where he was treated and released.

Source: WALB