On-duty La Habra PD officer injured in traffic crash

An officer with the La Habra Police Department is hospitalized following a traffic crash Thursday. 

It happened around 9:15 a.m. in the intersection of Lambert Road and Walnut Street. 

The officer apparently collided with a small tan-colored SUV, which remained at the scene and sustained heavy damage on its passenger side. The SUV's airbags were also deployed, City News Service reports.

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The motorcycle officer's condition is not known. 

The California Highway Patrol is investigating. 

No other details were immediately available.

Anyone who witnessed the crash was asked to call police at 562-383-4300.