Police Officer in Stable Condition After Being Hit by Firetruck During Nuggets Parade

A Denver Police Department officer suffered "a serious lower leg injury" after being struck by a Denver Fire Department ladder truck during the Nuggets' championship parade on Thursday.

TMZ Sports relayed the news from the Denver Police Department, which stated that the officer is in "serious and stable condition." He was transported to Denver Health, per Katie Parkins of Denver7.

DPD also provided more details on the matter.

Benjamin Neufeld of Denver Westword relayed more information and remarks from a press conference at Denver Health led by DPD Chief Ron Thomas and Mayor Michael B. Hancock.

"Officials say an officer sustained a significant lower leg injury that he is currently in surgery for," Neufeld tweeted. "He was trying to hold the crowd back from a fire truck that was rolling through the parade and his leg ended up getting caught under that same moving fire truck."

During the press conference, a Denver Health doctor stated that the officer suffered a "severe limb-threatening injury" and that the orthopedic team would do "everything possible to preserve the leg."

Per TMZ Sports, Nuggets stars Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray were both on the truck at the time. Neither player was harmed, and officials escorted them off the apparatus.

Denver is currently celebrating the Nuggets' first-ever NBA championship after the hometown team defeated the Miami Heat in five games in the Finals.