Two people are dead and another has critical injuries following a crash involving a motorcycle in Mississauga, a representative with Peel police has confirmed.

The collision, involving a car and a motorcycle, happened on Burnhamthorpe Road East, just west of Tomken Road, at around 8 p.m.

Both victims, a male and a female, were travelling on the motorcycle, police said.

Another patient has been transported to hospital in critical, but stable condition, a representative with Peel Regional Paramedic Services said.

Burnhamthorpe Road is currently closed in both directions as police investigate. The closure is expected to last several hours.