LAPD officer killed, second injured in Beverly Hills big rig crash

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LAPD photographer Norm Thomas photographs the crushed cruiser of two officers who were involved in a fatal collision in Beverly Hills. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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Investigators examine the skid marks at the site of the fatal collision near Robert Lane and Loma Vista Drive in Beverly Hills. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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Investigators at the site of the fatal collision between an LAPD cruiser and a truck. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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LAPD Chief Charlie Beck, center, and Mayor Eric Garcetti, right, at the scene of the fatal collision. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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LAPD Chief Charlie Beck, center, and L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, far right, talk to officers at the scene of a fatal collision involving an LAPD cruiser and a truck in Beverly Hills. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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An investigation is underway into a fatal collision involving an LAPD cruiser and a truck Friday morning in Beverly Hills. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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A Beverly Hills police officer carries a flag to honor an LAPD training officer who died after his patrol car collided with a truck. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

By Ari Bloomekatz and Joseph Serna

March 7, 2014 9:06 AM PT

A Los Angeles police officer was killed and another seriously injured Friday morning when their squad car collided with a big rig in Beverly Hills, police said.

The crash occurred about 8 a.m. near Loma Vista Drive and Robert Lane, said Beverly Hills Sgt. Max Subin. A male officer was killed, Los Angeles Police Department spokesman Richard French said.

A female officer in the car with him was seriously injured.

There were at least two officers in the car, which was from the LAPD’s Hollywood Division.

Beverly Hills police were investigating the crash and no further details were immediately available.

The condition of the big rig driver was also not known.

joseph.serna@latimes.com
Twitter: @josephserna