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An NYPD squad car burst into flames – injuring two cops – late Sunday when a BMW driver slammed into their cruiser, sending it careening into a pole in Brooklyn, cops said. 

The two officers were on their way to a report of a fight around 10:40 p.m. – with their lights and sirens on – when a 39-year-old woman in a BMW rammed into their vehicle at 65th Street and Eighth Avenue in Dyker Heights, police said. 

The impact sent the police car careening into a pole, where it caught fire, police said. 


  An NYPD squad car burst into flames after being hit by a driver Sunday night. Citizen An NYPD squad car burst into flames after being hit by a driver Sunday night. Citizen

  The car caught fire after careening into a pole. Citizen The car caught fire after careening into a pole. Citizen

  Firefighters respond to the scene. Citizen Firefighters respond to the scene. Citizen

The officers inside the car escaped with only minor injuries, and were taken to NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn, cops said. 

The BMW driver, identified by police as Jianzhen Yang, 39, fled the scene but later returned, police said. 

She was charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injuries, cops said. 


  The officers escaped with only minor injuries. PIX 11 The officers escaped with only minor injuries. PIX 11
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