Two law enforcement vehicles crashed in Tennessee on Friday night while supporting Vice President JD Vance's motorcade, sending a police officer to the hospital in critical condition, authorities said.

The crash in Maryville, about 17 miles south of Knoxville, involved a state trooper and a Maryville Police Department motorcycle officer, the city said in a statement. One of the two ambulances that were part of the motorcade immediately stopped to provide rapid medical assistance, said Special Agent Jason Pack, director of communications for the Tennessee Department of Safety, in a statement to CBS News.

The officer is in critical condition, the city of Maryville said on social media . No other details were immediately available.

"We ask everyone to keep the officer, family and the

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