An Ontario Provincial Police officer suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries after he was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic on a highway in Hamilton on Tuesday.

The officer is a sergeant with the OPP's Burlington detachment, according to Sgt. Kerry Schmidt, spokesperson for the OPP's Highway Safety Division.

Schmidt said the collision happened on Highway 6 near Parkside Drive. Emergency crews were called to the scene at about 6:45 p.m.

The officer was directing traffic through an intersection near a collision scene. Several officers were there investigating the crash and was struck by a vehicle that came through the scene, Schmidt said.

Paramedics took the officer to hospital.

"I am told he is undergoing further tests to assess his injuries," Schmidt said.

Schmidt said the intersection of Highway 6 and Parkside Drive remains closed as the OPP investigates.