Two men were taken to hospital after a bicycle and a motorcycle collided overnight.

It was shortly after midnight as the pair were both heading south on Iberville St. approaching Mont Royal Ave. when the cyclist suddenly swerved in front of the motorcycle.

The motorcycle rider did not have time to avoid hitting the bicycle and both riders fell as a result of the crash.

The motorcyclist, in his mid-40s, suffered burns and other minor injuries when he fell.

Paramedics took him to hospital, and took the bicycle rider, a man in his mid-20s, as well to treat him for minor wounds that may include a head injury.