A 54-year-old man is in hospital with life threatening injuries after an ATV crash in Strathcona County.

On Sunday around 4 a.m., RCMP and emergency crews were called to a serious ATV crash in the Wildwood Village Subdivision on Range Road 214 at Township Road 520.

Police say a passerby had noticed an abandoned ATV in the middle of the road.

The passerby then found an unconscious man laying on the road a short distance away.

The Strathcona County resident was taken to hospital in Edmonton by STARS where he remains in critical condition.

Police say the man was not wearing a helmet at the time of the incident.

Alcohol is believed to be a factor.

RCMP continue to investigate and asks anyone with information to call 780-467-7741.

There have been a number of recent ATV-related crashes in the province.