A man was rushed to hospital in life-threatening condition after he was crushed by a car that he was doing some work on in North York.

The accident happened sometime early Friday morning in the garage of a home on Cook Road, which is located in the Village at York University.

Reports from the scene suggest that the man was working under the car in the garage of a home when a jack that was holding it up collapsed.

Police say that the man was without vital signs at the scene but was later resuscitated at the hospital. He is believed to be in his 30s, according to paramedics.