2 people in critical condition after a three-car collision involving an LAPD officer

Paramedics rushed two people to the hospital after a three-car collision involving an officer from the Los Angeles Police Department. 

The Los Angeles Fire Department said the collision happened in the 5600 block of N. Balboa Boulevard a little before 7:45 p.m.

Firefighters rescued two people after the crash trapped them in their vehicles. Paramedics took two of the patients to hospital in a critical condition. 

The third person involved in the crash declined transport and suffered minor injuries. 

It's unclear if the officer was hospitalized.