An Oxnard woman was killed and five other people were seriously injured early Saturday in a head-on collision in Carpinteria, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department.
The crash occurred at about 6:30 a.m. on Carpinteria Avenue near the intersection of Bailard Avenue, said Kelly Hoover, a sheriff’s spokeswoman.
A Nissan panel van was westbound on Carpinteria Avenue when for unknown reasons it crossed over the center line and slammed into an eastbound Toyota Sienna minivan, Hoover said.
The Toyota was occupied by a Montecito couple with two teenage sons, who all suffered moderate injuries and were taken by AMR ambulance to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Hoover said.
Their names and details on their conditions were not available.
The Nissan driver, a 41-year-old Oxnard man whose name was not released, also suffered moderate injuries and was taken to the hospital.
The woman who was pronounced dead at the scene was a passenger in the Nissan. Her name was being withheld pending notification of relatives.
Alcohol and/or drugs are not believed to be a factor in the collision, which remained under investigation by the Sheriff’s Department, Hoover said.
Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to call Senior Deputy Jeff Farmer at 805.961.7514, or send him an email at JLF3077@sbsheriff.org.
To leave an anonymous tip, call 805.681.4171 or go to the department’s website at www.sbsheriff.org/home/anonymous-tip/.
Traffic, including MTD bus routes, was disrupted in the area after the crash.
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An Oxnard woman was killed and five other people were seriously injured early Saturday in a head-on collision in Carpinteria, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department.
The crash occurred at about 6:30 a.m. on Carpinteria Avenue near the intersection of Bailard Avenue, said Kelly Hoover, a sheriff’s spokeswoman.
A Nissan panel van was westbound on Carpinteria Avenue when for unknown reasons it crossed over the center line and slammed into an eastbound Toyota Sienna minivan, Hoover said.
The Toyota was occupied by a Montecito couple with two teenage sons, all of whom suffered moderate injuries and were taken by AMR ambulance to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Hoover said.
Their names and details on their conditions were not available.
The Nissan driver, a 41-year-old Oxnard man whose name was not released, also suffered moderate injuries and was taken to the hospital.
The woman killed as a passenger in the Nissan. Her name was being withheld pending notification of relatives.
Alcohol and/or drugs are not believed to be a factor in the collision, Hoover said.
The collision remained under investigation by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department.
Traffic, including MTD bus routes, was disrupted in the area of the crash.
Check back with Noozhawk for updates to this story.
— Noozhawk executive editor Tom Bolton can be reached at tbolton@noozhawk.com. Follow Noozhawk on Twitter: @noozhawk, @NoozhawkNews and @NoozhawkBiz. Connect with Noozhawk on Facebook.
An Oxnard woman was killed and five other people were seriously injured early Saturday in a head-on collision in Carpinteria, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department.
The crash occurred at about 6:30 a.m. on Carpinteria Avenue near the intersection of Bailard Avenue, said Kelly Hoover, a sheriff’s spokeswoman.
A Nissan panel van was westbound on Carpinteria Avenue when for unknown reasons it crossed over the center line and slammed into an eastbound Toyota Sienna minivan, Hoover said.
The Toyota was occupied by a Montecito couple with two teenage sons, all of whom suffered moderate injuries and were taken by AMR ambulance to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Hoover said.
Their names and details on their conditions were not available.
The Nissan driver, a 41-year-old Oxnard man whose name was not released, also suffered moderate injuries and was taken to the hospital.
The woman killed as a passenger in the Nissan. Her name was being withheld pending notification of relatives.
Alcohol and/or drugs are not believed to be a factor in the collision, Hoover said.
The collision remained under investigation by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department.
Traffic, including MTD bus routes, was disrupted in the area of the crash.
Check back with Noozhawk for updates to this story.
— Noozhawk executive editor Tom Bolton can be reached at tbolton@noozhawk.com. Follow Noozhawk on Twitter: @noozhawk, @NoozhawkNews and @NoozhawkBiz. Connect with Noozhawk on Facebook.
An Oxnard woman was killed and five other people were seriously injured early Saturday in a head-on collision in Carpinteria, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department.
The crash occurred at about 6:30 a.m. on Carpinteria Avenue near the intersection of Bailard Avenue, said Kelly Hoover, a sheriff’s spokeswoman.
A Nissan panel van was westbound on Carpinteria Avenue when for unknown reasons it crossed over the center line and slammed into an eastbound Toyota Sienna minivan, Hoover said.
The Toyota was occupied by a Montecito couple with two teenage sons, all of whom suffered moderate injuries and were taken by AMR ambulance to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Hoover said.
Their names and details on their conditions were not available.
The Nissan driver, a 41-year-old Oxnard man whose name was not released, also suffered moderate injuries and was taken to the hospital.
The woman killed as a passenger in the Nissan. Her name was being withheld pending notification of relatives.
Alcohol and/or drugs are not believed to be a factor in the collision, Hoover said.
The collision remained under investigation by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department.
Traffic, including MTD bus routes, was disrupted in the area of the crash.
Check back with Noozhawk for updates to this story.
— Noozhawk executive editor Tom Bolton can be reached at tbolton@noozhawk.com. Follow Noozhawk on Twitter: @noozhawk, @NoozhawkNews and @NoozhawkBiz. Connect with Noozhawk on Facebook.
