Bremerton, WA : Police officer injured in collision at Sixth Street and Montgomery Avenue on Wednesday morning, May 11, 2016

A Bremerton police officer was injured Wednesday morning when a man ran a red light and hit his car at Sixth Street and Montgomery Avenue.

The 47-year-old policeman was stopped at a red light on eastbound Sixth. When the light turned green, the officer pulled into the intersection, witnesses told the Washington State Patrol, which investigated the collision. A 47-year-old Salem, Oregon, man in a 2006 Honda Civic was headed north on Montgomery and failed to stop at the red light, striking the officer's car.

Both drivers were treated at Harrison Medical Center. The officer had possible back and leg injuries but was released.

The Oregon man was cited for failing to yield right of way.

Drugs or alcohol weren't involved, according to the report.

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Bremerton police officer hurt in collision