A man in his 20s was hospitalized after a motorcycle crash on Highway 417 near Nicholas Street in Ottawa on Friday night.

Paramedics arrived at the scene around 9:46 p.m. and determined the rider had lost control while navigating an on-ramp. He was thrown over the guardrail during the crash.

He was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was reported to be in stable condition.