Vancouver officer taken to hospital after motorcycle-involved crash downtown

A Vancouver Police officer is pictured in Vancouver, on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

A Vancouver police officer has been taken to hospital after being involved in a crash downtown Thursday evening.

According to a brief statement by the Vancouver Police Department, the collision occurred between a “VPD traffic member on a motorcycle and another vehicle” near the Burrard Street and West Pender Street intersection.

“The VPD officer was taken to hospital for non-life-threatening injuries,” the statement said.

Four ambulances were called to the intersection shortly after 7 p.m., the BC Emergency Health Services said in a statement Friday morning. Paramedics provided emergency medical treatment to two patients at the scene, one of whom was transported to hospital in “stable condition,” the statement said.

The investigation into the crash remains ongoing.