TORONTO, Ont. – A motorcyclist is in hospital with serious injuries after an early-morning crash in the city’s east end, Thursday.

The rider crashed his bike on Eglinton Avenue East, near Markham Road, at around 2 a.m.

Police arrived to find the motorcycle with no driver, but then found the injured male a short distance away. He had walked a bit, before collapsing.

Police told 680News alcohol may be a factor in the crash.