Halton Regional Police say two men in a vehicle made homophobic comments towards a 27-year-old man in Burlington and then assaulted him, leaving him with a concussion.

The force is trying to track down the men responsible in the attack that investigators are labelling a hate crime.

The incident occurred around 2 p.m. on March 11 in the area of Headon Road and Headon Forest Drive in Burlington.

Police say the young man was walking westbound on Headon Forest Drive and saw an older model green Honda CRV drive by him.