Authorities have shut down 17th Street between Constitution Avenue and F Street in Northwest Washington after a uniformed bicycle officer with the U.S. Secret Service was struck by a vehicle, police said.

The accident occurred about 9 a.m. in the 500 block of 17th Street NW, near the South Lawn of the White House.

Authorities said the injuries to the victim were minor, although a spokeswoman for the U.S. Secret Service said the officer was flown to a hospital for treatment.

D.C. police are investigating.