A man has serious injuries after motorcycle crashed into a tree in northwest Calgary on Monday afternoon.

Emergency crews were called to the intersection Valley Springs Road and Valley Brook Circle NW, in the community of Valley Ridge, around 2:30 p.m. for reports of a crash involving a motorcycle.

Calgary police say a motorcycle hit a tree.

One man was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

The intersection is closed for the investigation. Motorists are being asked to avoid the area.

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