SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The 21-year-old motorcyclist and his 21-year-old passenger were hospitalized with serious injuries in a crash in San Diego’s Kearny Mesa neighborhood, authorities said Friday.

The crash was reported around 5:54 p.m. Thursday, and San Diego Police Department officers responded to the 7700 block of Balboa Boulevard, where they learned a 29-year-old woman driving a 2018 Mazda CX-3 had entered the intersection with Gerald Griffin Driveway. Police said Balboa Boulevard was facing a green light when the motorcyclist entered the intersection on his 2016 Yamaha YZF-R6 motorcycle, heading toward the red light and swerving into the side of the Mazda.

The motorcycle driver has a ruptured aorta and is in critical condition. Police said the female passenger was thrown from the motorcycle and suffered a black eye and broken tailbone.

The department’s Traffic Division is handling the investigation and anyone with information is asked to call 858-495-7800 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.

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