Police officer taken to hospital after accident

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) - A Birmingham police officer has been taken to the hospital following an accident on red mountain expressway. It happened around 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday night.

Birmingham police say a vehicle hit the officer's cruiser as he was working another accident.

The wreck caused a back up on the expressway for about three hours, Wednesday night.

There is no word on the officer's condition, this morning.