Three people were injured, one critically, after a crash involving two vehicles downtown early Sunday that brought down a hydro pole.

Const. Craig Brister, spokesperson for the Toronto police, said police received a call about the crash at Gerrard Street East and Jarvis Street at about 2:30 a.m.

A man was taken to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries while two other people were taken to hospital with minor injuries, according to Toronto paramedics.

Police said the vehicles hit a hydro pole and knocked it down.