At least one person reportedly was taken to the hospital and five vehicles were damaged in a crash Monday afternoon at Broadway and East Stowell Road in Santa Maria.
A silver Volkswagen that was eastbound in a westbound lane slammed head-on into a sedan on East Stowell Road at approximately 5 p.m.
Three other vehicles appeared to be involved in rear-end and sideswipe collisions in the lane next to the wrong-way driver.
At the same time Santa Maria police officers were sorting out the mess at Broadway and Stowell, they also received reports of two other accidents at intersections north of the crash site.
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— Noozhawk North County editor Janene Scully can be reached at jscully@noozhawk.com. Follow Noozhawk on Twitter: @noozhawk, @NoozhawkNews and @NoozhawkBiz. Connect with Noozhawk on Facebook.