A Pittsburgh police officer was injured in a brawl after a man crashed into a South Side gas pump

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A Pittsburgh police officer was injured during an argument with a man who crashed his car into a gas pump at a South Side gas station late Thursday night.

The accident occurred just before 11:30 p.m. Thursday at the Coen gas station on East Carson Street near S. 24th Street.

A spokesman for Pittsburgh Public Safety said a combination of police officers, paramedics and firefighters were called to the scene.

When first responders arrived at the scene, they discovered a fire near the gas pumps.

The man driving the vehicle that crashed into the gas pumps was said to have argued with officers on the street. A police officer was taken to hospital for treatment for a hand injury.

The man who fought with officers was arrested and taken to the hospital. He was believed to be under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety.

Before the accident at the gas station occurred, the man also crashed into another car and fled the scene, officials said. The man driving the other car was not injured.

It is unclear what charges the man involved in the accident will face.