Highway 166, one mile east of Pine Canyon, was the location of a three-vehicle collision that occurred on Tuesday morning. One individual sustained serious injuries and was airlifted from the scene of the accident.
The Santa Barbara County Fire Department said that two additional individuals who had minor injuries declined to receive medical treatment during the incident.
A pickup truck and a box truck moving in the opposite direction collided, and a Honda Accord, which was a third car, was struck by debris that was released from the incident, as stated by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
During the first response, the California Highway Patrol had closed both lanes of traffic on Highway 166. However, they have now opened one lane of traffic that is under the authority of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
At approximately 8:41 in the morning, the crash was reported for the first time. On Tuesday, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department mentioned their presence.
The red point on the image below, which was provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, indicates the general location of the event, and the black flag indicates the positions of some of the responders that were dispatched to the scene.
This is a response to an emergency, and additional information will be added to this post as such information becomes available.
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