A pair of motorcyclists, one of them injured in a crash, were airlifted to a hospital by a U.S. Navy helicopter out of Death Valley National Park in California.

On Tuesday, the National Park Service accused the two Californian men, unnamed by park officials, of driving illegally on Titus Canyon Road, which is temporarily closed due to flood damage. Charges against them are pending.

On Saturday, the two motorcyclists are alleged to have gone around concrete barriers, closure signs and a locked gate to get onto Titus Canyon Road. The two men claimed to be following a map app showing the road as open, NPS said.

Like other roads in Death Valley, Titus Canyon Road has not yet been repaired from damage from Hurricane Hilary.

After one of the men crashed, breaking his collarbone and giving him other non-life-threatening injuries, the pair called for help via satellite phone.

Park rangers were unable to reach them due to the road conditions, and a U.S. Navy VX-31 helicopter from Naval Weapons Air Station China Lake came to pick them up. The injured man and his companion were then taken to a hospital in Ridgecrest, California.

Park officials did not say whether the injured motorcyclist is still in the hospital.

In addition to Saturday’s mishap, a Canadian motorcyclist was injured in another crash in Death Valley last month when Swiss tourists driving a camper van slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting a tarantula.

• Brad Matthews can be reached at bmatthews@washingtontimes.com.