Winnipeg police say one male is in hospital in critical condition following a single vehicle crash on Portage Avenue near Garfield Street.

Police say around 1 a.m. Wednesday a vehicle left the road and crashed into a building.

Accident investigators were on scene and temporarily closed all westbound lanes of Portage Avenue between Sherburn Street and Dominion Street. The eastbound median lane of Portage Avenue was temporarily closed between Sherburn Street and Dominion Street.

Police said it appears the vehicle had been heading northbound on Garfield Street and as it crossed Portage, the driver lost control and hit the building.

Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call investigators at 204-986-6271 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477.