Injured LAPD motorcycle officer airlifted to hospital after collision in Inland Empire

A Los Angeles Police Department motorcycle officer was airlifted to a hospital with major injuries after colliding with an automobile on an Inland Empire freeway Wednesday morning, according to authorities.

The male officer was riding his department bike to work westbound on the 60 Freeway near the Mountain Avenue exit in Ontario when the crash occurred, LAPD Officer Norma Eisenman said. The collision was reported around 11 a.m. The officer was transported by helicopter to a hospital, police said.

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California Highway Patrol officials said the officer suffered “major injuries” in the collision with a silver Toyota.

A view from a KTLA-TV news helicopter showed a severely damaged motorcycle next to the freeway’s center divider.

The CHP issued a SigAlert and partially blocked the freeway while firefighters attended to those involved in the crash.

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UPDATES:

1:08 p.m.: This post was updated with additional details from the California Highway Patrol.

This article was originally published at 12:14 p.m.