Fire-Rescue News - State trooper injured in rear-end collision on Route 54

A New Jersey state trooper suffered minor injuries Tuesday evening when someone rear-ended his patrol car while he investigated an accident on Route 54 in Buena Vista Township, State Police said.

The trooper, whose name was not released, responded to an accident on Route 54, just south of Weymouth Road, at 5:51 p.m. when his patrol car was hit from behind by a woman driving too fast for the snowy road conditions, according to the State Police Buena Vista station.

The trooper suffered neck and back injuries and was taken to South Jersey Regional Medical Center in Vineland, where he was treated and released, police said. The driver, whose name was also not released, suffered minor leg injuries and was taken to the hospital, treated and released.