2 Louisiana State troopers injured when Hammond police unit hits them during car chase

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Two Louisiana State troopers were injured early Wednesday morning when a Hammond police vehicle hit them during a car chase in Hammond, officials said.

One of the troopers was listed in critical condition as of 8:15 a.m. The other trooper was treated and released with injuries described as minor, according to a statement from Louisiana State Police.

Louisiana State Police said the troopers were sent around 2:15 a.m. to help the Hammond Police Department during a car chase.

The agency did not say why authorities were chasing the vehicle or who they think was in it.

The troopers put a tire deflation device on Wardline Road near the intersection with Kate Street, police said. The device flattened the tires of the vehicle authorities were chasing.

When the troopers were getting the device from the road, a Hammond police unit involved in the chase hit the two troopers. The troopers were taken via Acadian Ambulance to North Oaks Medical Center, police said.

Authorities continue to search for the people in the vehicle they were chasing. They said after the tires were flattened, the vehicle crashed on Wardline Road at the intersection with Crapanzano Road. The occupants then fled, police said.

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