A Renton police officer is at Harborview Medical Center with serious injuries following an accident Monday in which the motorcycle he was driving was hit by a turning vehicle.

Clarence Tolliver, 44, has serious injuries, but they are not considered life-threatening, according to police.

Tolliver was responding to a burglary call and was traveling southbound on Lind Avenue in the city’s industrial section at about 12:15 p.m. Monday.

According to Sgt. Craig Sjolin, Tolliver was in the right lane and was passing a car in the left lane that was preparing to make a left tun onto S. 19th Street. A second car, a Subaru, was headed northbound on Lind and was also trying to make a left turn on to South 19th. As Tolliver passed through the intersection, the northbound car turned and struck him, sending  him over the hood of the other vehicle.

According to Sjolin, witnesses heard Tolliver say “no” just before the car hit him. It is not currently known if Tolliver had his lights and sirens on at the time of the accident, but Sjolin said that judging by his destination and a brief look at the bike, they believe his lights were on.

Sjolin said it was a “terribly hard hit” that broke the forks on the motorcycle.

Sjolin called the event a “tragic accident” and said it was unlikely charges would be filed against the driver.