An injured motorcyclist was taken by helicopter to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital on Sunday following a two-vehicle crash near the Lompoc federal prisons.
The incident was reported about 11:15 a.m. on Santa Lucia Canyon Road near Guard Road at the Lompoc Federal Correctional Complex, according to Battalion Chief Mark Bray of the Lompoc Fire Department.
The male motorcyclist reportedly collided with a turning vehicle.
Crews from Lompoc Fire, American Medical Response and CalStar responded to the incident.
The Lompoc Police Department is investigating the accident.
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