The officer was taken to the hospital with minor injuries

The motorcyclist was apparently pulled over and stopped, but then accelerated into the officer

North Vancouver RCMP say a police officer was injured after a motorcyclists hit an officer

NORTH VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — A North Vancouver RCMP police officer was taken to the hospital earlier today, after getting hit by a motorcycle he was trying to flag down.

It happened on the Number 1, westbound, just west of Westview.

According to police, the motorcyclist had initially slowed down, but then accelerated, knocking the officer to the ground.

The officer has minor injuries.

RCMP say if you have dash cam video of that portion of the highway at around ten to three this afternoon, you should give them a call.