An Independence police officer was injured Sept. 6 in a two-vehicle collision at Donnermeyer Drive and Berry Avenue in Bellevue during Riverfest.
According to Bellevue Police, Officer Tyler Runge was riding a department ATV with lights and sirens to a report of an unresponsive person when a vehicle struck him in the intersection.
Authorities said Runge sustained a skull fracture and was taken to a hospital; he has since been released to recover at home.
Independence Police said Runge was working a Bellevue detail for Riverfest at the time of the crash.
Information on the other driver, lane closures, citations and tows was not immediately available.