
A police officer in Hollis, New Hampshire was hit Friday morning by another police cruiser that was sliding on the road due to the winter weather, according to a news release.
Hollis police responded at around 6:45 a.m. Friday to the area of Silver Lake Road near Federal Hill Road for a report of a vehicle going off the road because of the weather, the agency said.
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The officer who got to the scene got out of his car and went to check on the driver. Within a few moments, another patrol car that was responding for traffic control began sliding, hitting the officer who was standing in the road.
The officer was thrown a short distance and hit the ground, police said.
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He was checked out by the Hollis Fire Department and taken to a hospital in Nashua to be evaluated further. The officer was released at around 8:45 a.m., and did not have any serious injuries.
Weather conditions are believed to have contributed to the crash, which was under investigation Friday morning.