BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge Police motorcycle officer was involved in a crash off Airline Highway Wednesday afternoon.

The crash happened just before 2 p.m. at the intersection of Beechwood Street and Airline Highway. Sources tell WBRZ News 2 that the officer is in stable condition.

Authorities say the officer lost control of his vehicle after running over an "imperfection" in the roadway.

The officer was reportedly taken away by EMS with a police escort. 

Ambulance with the injured officer inside just left the scene under a police escort. Here's a shot of the damaged motorcycle. @WBRZ pic.twitter.com/2AkIta0S8T

— Brett Buffington (@BrettBuffington) February 1, 2017

Details about the crash are limited at this time. This is a developing story. Stay tuned to WBRZ News 2 online and on Facebook and Twitter.