KITCHENER — A 20-year-old Conestoga College man is in serious condition after a single-vehicle accident on Homer Watson Boulevard early Thursday morning.

The crash occurred at about 2:20 a.m. Waterloo Regional Police said the car was westbound on Homer Watson when it hit a hydro pole at Huron Road, near the Waterloo Region Museum.

The man was taken to local hospital and later airlifted to a Hamilton hospital.

Police said the westbound lanes on Homer Watson between Pioneer Drive and Manitou Drive will remain closed while hydro workers repairing the hydro pole. It is expected to reopen at about 12 p.m.