A 73-year-old man has died following an electric bicycle crash in Scarborough on Tuesday afternoon.

Toronto police say the incident occurred shortly before 4 p.m. near Kingston Road and Sheppard Avenue East. The man was riding an e-bike eastbound on Kingston Road when he lost control near Raspberry Road and struck a curb.

He sustained critical injuries and was transported to hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Investigators are seeking witnesses and asking anyone with security or dashcam footage from the area to contact police as the investigation continues.