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7:58 pm - August 23, 2012 — Updated: 7:58 pm - August 23, 2012

Two-vehicle accident shuts down Olive Street briefly

<p>Damage is seen on the front of two vehicles that collided as they block traffic on Olive Street on Thursday. Police say the Kia Optima pulled out of 19th Avenue as the Chevy Silverado, driven by off-duty Pine Bluff Police Officer Jerry Lambert, was traveling south on Olive. (Special to The Commercial/William Harvey)</p>Buy Photo

Damage is seen on the front of two vehicles that collided as they block traffic on Olive Street on Thursday. Police say the Kia Optima pulled out of 19th Avenue as the Chevy Silverado, driven by off-duty Pine Bluff Police Officer Jerry Lambert, was traveling south on Olive. (Special to The Commercial/William Harvey)

<p>Damage is seen on the front of two vehicles that collided as they block traffic on Olive Street on Thursday. According to police, the Kia Optima pulled out of 19th Avenue as the Chevy Silverado, driven by off-duty Pine Bluff Police Officer Jerry Lambert, was traveling south on Olive. (Special to The Commercial/William Harvey)</p>Buy Photo

Damage is seen on the front of two vehicles that collided as they block traffic on Olive Street on Thursday. According to police, the Kia Optima pulled out of 19th Avenue as the Chevy Silverado, driven by off-duty Pine Bluff Police Officer Jerry Lambert, was traveling south on Olive. (Special to The Commercial/William Harvey)

At least one person was injured in an accident that briefly shut down traffic on Olive Street on Thursday evening.

The injuries were described as non-life-threatening by Pine Bluff Police Department spokesman Capt. Greg Shapiro, who was unsure of the number of people who went to the hospital after the accident.

All four lanes of traffic in the area of West 19th Avenue and South Olive Street were blocked off at about 6 p.m. while police and emergency responders were working the accident.

Officer Richard Wegner reported that one of the vehicles, a pickup truck, was driving southbound on Olive and the other vehicle, a car, was driving eastbound on West 19th Avenue when the two collided, Shapiro said. The cause of the accident was still under investigation Thursday night.

Wegner reported that those injured were expected to be treated and released Thursday evening.

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