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SORRENTO VALLEY, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- A motorcyclist was seriously hurt in a crash Thursday in Sorrento Valley.

The incident occurred around 4:13 p.m. at 4900 Carroll Canyon Road, according to the San Diego Police Department.

Authorities say a 62-year-old man riding a black 2007 Suzuki GSX-R1000 in the westbound No. 2 lane of 4900 Carroll Canyon Road approached a black 2012 Ford Focus from behind at an unsafe speed and hit the back of the vehicle.

The motorcyclist was taken to a hospital with six fractured ribs and a punctured lung, while the Ford Focus driver, a 27-year-old man, was not injured.

Police determined alcohol was not a factor in the collision.

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