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Ky. officer killed in three-car crash

Officer en route to training was killed in a crash early Wednesday

Duty Death: Burke Rhoads - [Nicholasville]

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By Police1 Staff

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — An on-duty Kentucky officer en route to training was killed in a crash early Wednesday.

The Lexington Herald Ledger reports Officer Burke Rhoads was driving to a training session when a vehicle clipped his cruiser and forced the officer into oncoming traffic. The cruiser then collided into an SUV.

Five people, including the officer, were transported to a local hospital. Rhoads, who was reportedly the only one severely injured in the crash, died while in treatment.

The officer is survived by his wife and three children.