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Boston police officer hospitalized after being struck by vehicle in Mattapan

The officer was doing detail work in Mattapan when a vehicle ran over their foot, according to a police spokesperson.

A Boston police officer was injured Thursday after being struck by a vehicle in Mattapan, according to police.

The officer was doing detail work on Cummins Highway shortly before 11:30 a.m. when the vehicle ran over the officer’s foot, a police spokesperson told Boston.com.

The vehicle’s operator stayed on the scene, and the officer was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police have not confirmed whether the vehicle’s operator will face charges in the incident.

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