Valencia, CA : SCV Sheriff's deputy hurt in crash on The Old Road at Magic Mountain Parkway on Sunday, August 21, 2016

A local sheriff’s deputy was hurt and taken to the hospital Sunday following a two-vehicle traffic collision in Valencia, emergency response officials said.

The crash involving a Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputy happened on The Old Road at Magic Mountain Parkway shortly before 12:30 p.m. Sunday.

A white Ford Explorer and a black-and-white sheriff’s patrol car were involved in the collision.

“A deputy was rear-ended,” Los Angeles County Fire Department Supervisor Cheryl Sims said. “(She) was alert and conscious, transported to the hospital.”

Paramedics treated the deputy at the intersection, secured her to a stretcher and placed her in an ambulance.

One deputy responding to the crash described the deputy’s injuries as “minor.”

One firefighter at the scene told The Signal: “She’s got neck pain.”

The two inside lanes of The Old Road were closed for about 20 minutes while officers with the California Highway Patrol investigated the crash.

All lanes were reopened at 12:53 p.m., according to the CHP.

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SCV Sheriff's deputy hurt in crash, taken to hospital