A Farmington woman was critically injured when authorities say she pulled out in front of a police vehicle with its emergency lights and sirens activated, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

The crash occurred shortly after 5:30 p.m. Monday on southbound Minnesota 3 at Elm Street in Farmington.

A state patrol report said the 2022 Ford Explorer Farmington Police Department squad car was heading southbound on 3 with the vehicle’s emergency lights and sirens on when it struck a 2016 Toyota Corolla that entered the intersection from eastbound Elm Street.

The driver of the squad SUV was taken to Regions Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The 72-year-old driver of the Corolla was taken to Regions Hospital with life-threatening injuries.

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