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Five people, including a San Francisco police officer, were injured Wednesday morning after a crash on Market Street, authorities said.The crash happened around 11 a.m. at Market and Eighth streets, SFPD spokesperson Officer Robert Rueca said. The circumstances of the crash weren’t immediately clear, but Rueca said it involved “several vehicles and an on-duty SFPD motorcycle officer.”The police officer was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Rueca said. The four other people were also taken to the hospital, but their conditions were not immediately clear.Richard Byrd was sitting at La Cuisine Cafe around 11 am when he saw a black Escalade careen around the corner of 7th street onto Market and hit a pole over the curb. The car jolted and then kept speeding down Market Street toward Hyde, he said, at about 35 mph.At the intersection of Hyde and Market, he saw and heard the black car ram into a white Audi stopped at the light, which hit an SFPD motorcycle. The officer got pushed to the right and the Audi continued through the intersection with the Escalade still attached to its rear bumper.“I didn’t even see brake lights,” Byrd said. “My heart jumped ... he just rammed straight into it.”Updated to include drought zones while tracking water shortage status of your area, plus reservoir levels and a list of restrictions for the Bay Area’s largest water districts.The black car pushed the bike to the side and the white Audi across the intersection. He said both drivers were taken away on gurneys and the officer, who was standing and walking around, was also transported via paramedics.A stroller was left on one sidewalk near the crash. Byrd didn’t see what happened to the child or guardian, but an officer told him the baby was crying, “which is a good sign.”Michael Williams and Mallory Moench are San Francisco Chronicle staff writers. Email Twitter:Updated to include drought zones while tracking water shortage status of your area, plus reservoir levels and a list of restrictions for the Bay Area’s largest water districts.

Five people, including a San Francisco police officer, were injured Wednesday morning after a crash on Market Street, authorities said.The crash happened around 11 a.m. at Market and Eighth streets, SFPD spokesperson Officer Robert Rueca said. The circumstances of the crash weren’t immediately clear, but Rueca said it involved “several vehicles and an on-duty SFPD motorcycle officer.”The police officer was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Rueca said. The four other people were also taken to the hospital, but their conditions were not immediately clear.Richard Byrd...

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