LAPD Motorcycle Officer Injured In Crash

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PANORAMA CITY (CBSLA.com) — A Los Angeles Police Department motorcycle officer was hurt Wednesday in a crash in Panorama City.

The unidentified Valley Traffic Division officer was injured just before 9 a.m. near Roscoe Boulevard and Columbus Avenue, according to the LAPD.

Paramedics took the officer to a hospital for treatment of an non-life-threatening injury, fire officials said.

#LAPD VTD officer injured in motorcycle accident. 2 block stretch of Roscoe E.of Sepulveda closed. Officer hospitalized.@KNX1070 @CBSLA pic.twitter.com/vsy2uOu0V1
— Pete Demetriou (@knxpete) July 5, 2017

The circumstances of the crash were under investigation.