A crash involving three passenger vehicles Sunday afternoon in the Santa Maria Valley sent five people to the hospital injuries. Credit: Santa Barbara County Fire Department photo

Five people were injured in a three-vehicle crash in the Santa Maria Valley on Sunday afternoon.

At 1:40 p.m., emergency personnel from the Santa Barbara County Fire and Santa Maria Fire departments responded to the area of West Betteravia and Mahoney roads west of the city limits.

The crash involved three sedans and left five people — three adults and two infants —with minor to moderate injuries.

Three American Medical Response ambulances were dispatched to the scene.

All five patients were transported to Marian Regional Medical Center for  evaluation and treatment.

The circumstances of the crash were under investigation by California Highway Patrol officers.

Additional details were not immediately available Sunday.

A crash involving three passenger vehicles Sunday afternoon in the Santa Maria Valley sent three adults and two infants to the hospital injuries. Deparrtment photo) Credit: Santa Barbara County Fire Department photo

— 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.