BOSTON -- A Massachusetts State trooper was injured Tuesday when his cruiser was hit by a minivan, state police said.

State police said a Ford Crown Victoria was hit by a Ford Windstar being driven by a 53-year-old Norfolk woman at the intersection of VFW Parkway and LaGrange Street in West Roxbury at about 2:34 p.m.

The trooper was taken to Faulkner Hospital with minor injuries, state police said. The driver of the minivan was not injured.

State police said the driver of the minivan is expected to be cited for a red light violation.

The names of the trooper and the minivan driver have not been released.

The crash is under investigation.