BATON ROUGE - A police officer on a motorcycle was struck on Scenic Highway Friday.

The crash happened around 10 a.m. on Scenic Highway near Blount Road. Authorities said a BRPD motorcycle officer was hit while responding to a separate crash. 

The officer was taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries, Baton Rouge Police said in an update on the situation. 

The department released a photo hours later showing two people who allegedly fled the area after the crash, including the driver.