An RCMP officer is in hospital after his cruiser hit an icy patch and rolled into the ditch near Morinville.

Police say the rollover happened on Highway 44, just north of the Highway 37 intersection just before 9 a.m. Friday.

He has minor injuries and was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure.

The officer, who is from the St. Albert detachment, was on his way to a separate crash and rollover on Highway 44 where one person had been ejected from a vehicle.

Morinville RCMP remain on scene at the site of the earlier collision.

Drivers in the area are advised to be cautious since area highways remain icy.