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Police Officer Injured After Being Hit By Truck During A Funeral Procession

HULL (CBS) -- A police officer was rushed to the hospital after he was hit by a pickup truck while participating in a funeral procession Sunday. The officer, who was on a motorcycle at the time, has non-life threatening injuries.

The crash occurred around 1 p.m. on Nantasket Avenue at K Street. "Upon arrival, police learned that a 68-year-old man from New York, who was driving a white Ford F-150 pickup truck, was traveling east on K Street when he struck the motorcycle officer at the intersection of Nantasket Avenue," a statement from police said.

The funeral procession was headed to Hull Village Cemetery.

The driver did stay at the scene and has been cooperating with police.

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