Sheriff Deputy in the hospital following traffic collision in Riverside

A Riverside County Sheriff's Deputy was hospitalized after being injured in a Riverside traffic collision.

Information about the Saturday evening crash was posted on Twitter.

The incident happened around 7:30 p.m.

A section of Van Buren Blvd. between Jurupa rd. and Limonite Ave was closed while the investigation continued.

People were being asked to avoid that area.

There was no immediate word on the deputy's condition and no word on how the incident happened.

Stay with News Channel 3 as we work to get more information about what happened.