A pedestrian was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a motorcycle in Toronto's east end Thursday morning.
Both the pedestrian and motorcyclist were taken to hospital after the collision occurred on Victoria Park Avenue near York Mills Road at about 7 a.m.
Toronto police traffic services Const. Clint Stibbe said the motorcyclist, a 23-year-old man, was northbound on Victoria Park Avenue when he struck a 47-year-old pedestrian.
Police closed Victoria Park Avenue between Highway 401 and York Mills Road for about four hours.
Thursday morning's crash was the second involving a motorcycle in less than eight hours.
Late Wednesday night, a male motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a pickup truck at Major Mackenzie Drive and Highway 400 in Vaughan.
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