A Chillicothe police officer was injured during a traffic stop in which his patrol vehicle was rear-ended by another motorist.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Officer Scott Shubick of the Chillicothe Police Department pulled over a motorist in a pickup truck on US 65 highway just south of Missouri Route 190 at about 7:30 a.m. Friday.

Investigators say the emergency equipment was activated when an SUV careened into the patrol vehicle, pushing it into the pickup truck.

Officer Chubick has just returned to the patrol vehicle when it was hit.

He was transported by ambulance to the Hedrick Medical Center with what were described as moderate injuries.  No one else was hurt.