A 23-year-old man is in hospital with serious injuries after the car he was driving struck a utility pole in Cornwall early Friday morning.

Police say the collision happened on Montreal Road near Danis Avenue at about 2:45 a.m. There were five people in the vehicle at the time of the crash.

An air ambulance transported the driver of the vehicle to Ottawa Hospital where he's being treated for his injuries.

Police were still on the scene late Friday morning piecing together information needed for their investigation. The crash closed Montreal Road from St. Felix to Danis Avenue.