A Kentucky State Police (KSP) trooper was hit and injured on Sunday in Hart County on I-65 during a winter storm.

Kentucky State Police say a trooper was injured in an accident Sunday on I-65 just after noon. KSP Post 3 Public Information Officer Katan Parker stated Trooper Landon Key, the driver of the struck KSP vehicle,

KSP posted information on the crash involving a trooper that occurred on I-65 at mile marker 57 in Hart County during inclement weather at noon on Sunday, while responding to a crash. The trooper was on the outside shoulder with his emergency equipment activated when his state police cruiser was rear-ended.

HORSE CAVE, Ky. (LEX 18) — Kentucky State Police want drivers to avoid travel during this winter storm. KSP posted a picture to its social media page, saying a trooper was hit Sunday along I-65 in Hart County.