Prospect volunteer firefighters work to placed a damaged motorcycle onto a wrecker to be towed following a two-vehicle crash about 4:40 p.m. Sunday on Route 422 at Unionville Road in Franklin Township. The cyclist, a 45-year-old man, was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital with a compound fracture of the right leg. The other driver, a 76-year-old man, was not injured.

FRANKLIN TWP — A motorcyclist was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital with an apparent broken leg after his Harley-Davidson bike collided with a sport utility vehicle Sunday afternoon on Route 422 at Unionville Road in Franklin Township.

The wreck shortly before 4:45 p.m. slowed traffic in both directions, and at one point the highway was closed to allow the helicopter to land.

Police said the collision happened when a Suzuki Vitara driven by Richard Rottman, 76, of Butler Township turned left from Unionville Road onto Route 422, and into the path of Aaron Hayes' motorcycle, which was traveling west on Route 422.

Hayes, 45, of Franklin Township, who was not wearing a helmet, suffered a compound fracture to his right leg. Emergency crews said it appeared the leg was broken in two places below the knee. He was conscious and alert. Rottman was not injured.

An emergency medical helicopter landed at a store under construction on Unionville Road near the intersection, and flew Hayes to Allegheny General Hospital, said Ken Wilson, chief of the Prospect Volunteer Fire Department.

Hayes' condition was not available. Police said Rottman is facing a ticket for making an improper left turn.