Kamloops motorcycle cop injured in crash

A Kamloops RCMP officer was taken to hospital after a crash this morning. The officer riding a marked police motorcycle was involved in a collision with another vehicle at Fortune Drive and Fort Avenue around 11 a.m. today, June 6, according to a press release from Kamloops RCMP. “Currently traffic in the area is being rerouted, as emergency responders are on scene investigating the crash,” RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Dana Napier said in the release. The officer has been taken to hospital, but RCMP has not said how serious their injuries are. Police are asking drivers to avoid the area, and any witnesses or people with video of the crash to contact RCMP and reference file number 2024-17296. To contact a reporter for this story, email Jesse Tomas mailto:jtomas@infonews.ca  or call 250-488-3065 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .