A 42-year-old man suffered life-threatening burn injuries when his motorcycle rear-ended a vehicle in Ocean Beach and caught fire while his 38-year-old woman passenger was ejected and was seriously injured, the San Diego Police Department said Wednesday.
The collision happened at 4:36 p.m. Tuesday when a man was riding his 2024 BMW motorcycle west on 5100 Voltaire Street, according to SDPD Officer John Buttle.
A 49-year-old man was driving a 2016 Honda CRV west on Voltaire Street and stopped at the stop sign on Bacon Street, the officer said.
The motorcyclist failed to stop behind the Honda and a rear-end collision occurred, Buttle said. The motorcycle caught fire and the driver was severely burned. His passenger was ejected and she suffered an open pelvic fracture and a large laceration to her scalp.
DUI may have been a factor in the collision, Buttle said.
The Honda driver complained of pain in his back.
SDPD traffic officers responded to the scene and were investigating the collision.
— City News Service