EMTs work to move a cyclist who had been struck by a MPD van on Connecticut avenue. @DCist @abc7news pic.twitter.com/cvUdeZFykQ
— Harrison Jones (@h_jonesphoto) October 12, 2015A MPD van struck a cyclist at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and L Street NW, then ran into the median pic.twitter.com/DwLgNR0eHq
— Harrison Jones (@h_jonesphoto) October 12, 2015Crews tend to a MPD officer inside his van after the officer struck a cyclist on Connecticut ave @abc7news @DCist pic.twitter.com/pVhn0eoMy4
— Harrison Jones (@h_jonesphoto) October 12, 2015DC Police/pedestrian collision at Conn & L NW. @WTOP pic.twitter.com/WFLlKQaXBd
— James H. Hulme (@lawdc) October 12, 2015
WASHINGTON — A D.C. police officer struck a pedestrian in Northwest D.C. Monday afternoon, sending both people to the hospital.
Police say a police officer driving a Metropolitan Police Department SUV hit a man who was walking near the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and L Street in Northwest D.C. at about 1:45 p.m.
D.C. Fire and EMS transported the police officer and the pedestrian to an area hospital. The pedestrian sustained critical injuries and the police officer has non-life-threatening injuries.
Officials are investigating what caused the crash.
Earlier, officials said the person struck was a bicyclist, and later updated to clarify that it was a pedestrian.
The crash investigation caused road closures in the area through the afternoon. At one point, the investigation closed Connecticut Avenue between K and M streets as well as L Street between 17th and 18th streets.
All lanes reopened by 7 p.m.
Below is a map with the location of the crash:
Stay with WTOP.com for updates.
