Denver Officer Hit by Fire Truck, Injured During NBA Championship Parade

A fire truck near the end of Denver’s celebratory parade for the Nuggets’ NBA finals victory, carrying Nuggets players, hit a police officer, who was transported to a hospital with serious injuries but non-life-threatening injuries, authorities told the Denver Post Thursday morning.

The fire truck struck the Denver police officer a block from the end of the parade route near the Denver City and County Building amid thousands of celebration revelers, as it was turning right, Denver police spokesman Douglas Schepman said. “There were players on the truck that was involved,” Schepman said.

Police officials later wrote on Twitter that the officer suffered a serious lower leg injury and that he was listed in serious but stable condition.

A reporter at the scene saw sheriff’s department SWAT officers pick up the officer and shuttle him off the street in a cart.