Philly officer injured, struck by car while riding police dirt bike

A Philadelphia police officer on ATV detail was injured in a crash Sunday afternoon in North Philadelphia's Juniata Park section.

At around 4:37 p.m., the officer was riding a police dirt bike when he was hit by a black Honda CRV, Philadelphia police said.

The Honda was making a U-turn in the area of East Cayuga and Bennington streets when the woman driving hit the police dirt bike, investigators said. This caused the officer to slide into a parked car.

The officer was injured in the crash and was transported to the hospital where he was listed in stable condition, police said.

No other injuries were reported. The crash left the police dirt bike totaled and some front-end damage to the Honda SUV.

The police investigation was ongoing.