The driver and a backseat passenger were critically injured and were transported to Marian Regional Medical Center where the driver later succumbed
Santa Maria, CA. – A second person has died while receiving treatment for injuries sustained in a car crash that occurred on Monday afternoon in Santa Barbara.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident happened on Clark Avenue at Presquile Road at around 2:15 p.m.
A Honda Fit was traveling eastbound on Clark, when it stopped to make a left turn and was rear-ended by a Chevrolet pickup.
The impact pushed the Honda Fit into the westbound lanes where it was hit by a Dodge Ram.
A front-seat passenger of the Honda Fit died at the accident scene.
The driver and a backseat passenger were critically injured and were transported to Marian Regional Medical Center where the driver later succumbed.
The driver of the Chevrolet and the Dodge Ram were unhurt.
More details about the accident were not released.
An investigation into the accident is ongoing.
