KC motorcycle police officer injured in wreck in Independence

A Kansas City police officer on a motorcycle suffered minor injuries in a wreck in Independence on Friday, according to authorities.

The wreck occurred shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Noland Road at Interstate 70. Two motorcycle traffic enforcement officers were turning onto the onramp to westbound I-70 when an SUV in an adjacent lane hit one of the police motorcycles, according to Darin Snapp, a Police Department spokesman.

The impact knocked the motorcycle over and spilled the officer onto the road. The officer was taken to a hospital and treated for minor injuries.

Independence police responded to the scene of the crash and issued a citation to the driver of the SUV.

This story was originally published February 10, 2017 at 10:05 PM with the headline "KC motorcycle police officer injured in wreck in Independence."