Two people were rushed to hospital, one in life-threatening condition, after a car struck the abutment of a bridge in the city’s Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood early Saturday morning.

It happened near Millwood Road and Overlea Boulevard at around 5:30 a.m.

Paramedics say that two male victims were taken to a trauma centre, one in life-threatening condition and the other in serious condition.

The circumstances surrounding the collision remain unclear.

Milwood Road is closed from Laird Drive to Redway Road due to the ongoing investigation.