OTTAWA, Ont. – A man is in hospital with severe head and chest injuries after crashing his motorcycle Thursday night.

A man, 30, was riding his motorcycle near Cummings Road and Burleigh Private just after 6 p.m., when his bike collided with a car.

The man was unconscious when paramedics arrived.

Cummings Road was closed at Donald Street for just over six hours while police probed the crash.