{"id":331875,"date":"2026-08-28T14:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T14:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/331875\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T14:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T14:58:13","slug":"driver-rear-ends-nypd-cruiser-causing-it-to-overturn-and-catch-fire-on-bruckner-expressway-in-bronx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/331875\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver rear-ends NYPD cruiser, causing it to overturn and catch fire on Bruckner Expressway in Bronx"},"content":{"rendered":"

ByEyewitness News \"WABC<\/p>\n

Friday, August 28, 2026 2:51PM<\/p>\n

Police say this all started after the NYPD cruiser was rear ended around 1 a.m. Friday morning near East 144th Street in Mott Haven.<\/p>\n

MOTT HAVEN, Bronx (WABC) — Two NYPD officers escaped with minor injuries after their police cruiser overturned and burst into flames on the Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx early Friday morning.<\/p>\n

Police say the cruiser was rear-ended by a BMW near East 144th Street in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx just after 1 a.m.<\/p>\n

The impact caused the police cruiser to overturn and catch fire.<\/p>\n

The two officers inside were able to escape the burning vehicle. They were taken to an area hospital with minor injuries and are listed in stable condition.<\/p>\n

The driver of the BMW remained at the scene.<\/p>\n

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