GREEN VALLEY, Ill. (WMBD) -- A Tazewell County Sheriff's deputy suffered minor injuries when a pickup truck pulling an animal trailer collided with a squad car Thursday.

The collision occurred on Illinois Route 29 just before 5:45 a.m.. The deputy's squad car was parked on on the side of the road in the southbound lanes of Illinois Route 29. The collision, said Sheriff Jeff Lower, remains under investigation.

Lower said the deputy suffered minor injuries and was brought to Carle Health Pekin Hospital for treatment.

The driver of the truck and the animals in the trailer were unharmed, according to preliminary reports.

Lower said the Illinois State Police are leading the crash investigaiton.

"We are thankful that our deputy's injuries were minor and that no other serious injuries occurr

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