Officer Injured

The Kenora Detachment of the OPP is investigating the circumstances surroundingan accident that saw one of its officer hit by a vehicle while on duty.

The officer was doing traffic control on Veteran's Drive Friday night around10:00 when he was hit by a passing car.

He was taken to hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

The OPP say a section of Veteran's Drive was closed for several hoursnear 4th Street North while the Technical Traffic Collision InvestigationUnit assisted officers at the scene.