Motorcyclist in critical condition after southwest Calgary crash

A motorcyclist is in critical condition after a crash in southwest Calgary Tuesday evening.

Police said the crash happened on eastbound 33rd Avenue S.W. near Crowchild Trail.

EMS said they took a 28-year-old man to Foothills hospital shortly after 9 p.m. in life-threatening condition.

The road was closed while emergency crews responded to the scene.

Police are investigating the cause of the crash.