Patrol car overturns in three-vehicle crash with HART bus in East Tampa
An officer was hospitalized with a head cut; police said no critical injuries were reported.
TAMPA - A Tampa police patrol car overturned Saturday morning after a collision with a Hillsborough Area Regional Transit bus and a car at N. 34th Street and E. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, according to the Tampa Police Department.
Police said the crash happened about 9 a.m. The patrol car was heading east on MLK Boulevard, the bus was southbound on 34th Street, and a 2017 Dodge Charger was stopped in the northbound lanes of 34th Street.
The officer, a 12-year department veteran driving alone, was taken to a hospital for a head laceration. Two adult bus passengers were taken for evaluation as a precaution, and the Charger's driver was treated at the scene for a minor leg injury, police said.
Acting Chief Brett Owen said initial reports indicate no critical injuries. Traffic investigators are working to determine what caused the crash.
Source: City of Tampa / Tampa Police Department news release, Oct. 24, 2026.