A motorcyclist suffered life-threatening injuries in a two-vehicle collision in Cambridge’s north end.

The crash occurred around 6 a.m. Monday on Hespeler Road, near Fisher Mills Road.

Police say a car made a U-turn into the path of the motorcycle, causing a collision.

The motorcyclist, a 56-year-old Cambridge man, was taken to an out-of-town hospital.

The driver of the car, a 21-year-old Markham man, has been charged with careless driving.