An officer was released from a local hospital Saturday morning after their parked patrol vehicle was rear-ended in the Northland overnight, the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department said.

A preliminary investigation revealed that an officer was sitting inside a blue Dodge Durango police vehicle, assisting another officer on a traffic stop.

The police vehicle was parked on the left shoulder of the northbound I-29 bridge over Waukomis Drive with its emergency lights on.

Meanwhile, a blue Kia Forte was traveling northbound on I-29 at a high rate of speed.

The Kia then struck the rear end of the parked patrol vehicle.

The officer and the driver of the Kia were both transported to a local hospital with serious injuries.

The officer is currently in stable condition and is continuing to

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