Edhat Staff
By edhat staff
Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a vehicle collision that caught fire in Los Olivos Thursday morning leaving three injured.
At 8:40 a.m., crews arrived on the scene and discovered two vehicles had collided near Foxen Canyon Road in the 3200 block of Highway 154 with one of the vehicles on fire.
The fire was extinguished and Highway 154 was immediately closed for an air ambulance helicopter to land and assist three patients.
Bystanders reportedly pulled a 60-year-old male from the vehicle on fire. He sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital by helicopter.
Two other motorists sustained minor injuries.
Highway 154 has since reopened and the California Highway Patrol is investigating the collision.
#FoxenCynVehicleAccident. -Update: 2 x Green tags(Minor Injuries)/Pickup-truck tx MMC. Clearing accident vehicles now. HWY 154/one lane open. SBC resources clearing. Accident under investigation with CHP. pic.twitter.com/BGI0dA361t
— Scott Safechuck (@SBCFireInfo) July 14, 2022
