A driver suffered major injuries Wednesday afternoon when her vehicle overturned and caught fire on Highway 101 west of Goleta.
The woman was ejected from the vehicle during the crash, which occurred in the southbound lanes near Dos Pueblos Ranch, according Capt. Daniel Bertucelli of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
The vehicle, a Jeep, came to rest on its side on the highway shoulder, according to the the California Highway Patrol.
The woman was taken by AMR ambulance to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Bertucelli said.
Her name and details on her condition were not available.
Firefighters were able to quickly douse the burning vehicle and keep the flames from spreading to the nearby vegetation.
The crash was under investigation by the CHP.
No further information was immediately available.
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