A motorcyclist suffered life-threatening injuries and his passenger was also hurt Monday evening after a collision in Scarborough, Toronto police say.

A 24-year-old man was riding a Kawasaki motorcycle with a female passenger at around 9:15 p.m. They were going south on Markham Rd., near McNicholl Ave., when they collided with a car in front of them, ejecting both from the bike, police said.

The motorcyclist suffered life-threatening injuries, police said. His 23-year-old passenger suffered minor injuries.

The driver of the other vehicle was uninjured, police said.

The investigation is ongoing.

With files from Jacob Lorinc