Edhat Staff
Update by the edhat staff
A driver was taken to the hospital following a single vehicle collision near the Gaviota Tunnel early Wednesday evening.
At 6:31 p.m., Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to Highway 101 northbound, just north of the tunnel, and discovered a vehicle had collided with a tree off the roadway.
The vehicle sustained major damage and extrication was required to retrieve the solo female driver.
The driver was transported to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital by a ground ambulance.
The cause of this collision is under investigation.
The Fire Department urges motorists to slow down and use caution near scenes of accidents.
Photo: SBCFD
Reported by Tagdes
Traffic Collision 101 N-bnd Gaviota Rest stop. County AMR and Copter.
IC is calling it 101 at Hwy 1. Initial copter call was CSTAR7 but switched to Co. Fire Copter 3 due weather.
Vehicle into Oak tree, cancel both copters. AMR to Cottage with victims.
Oh darn! Hope everyone is OK! That’s the 2nd accident in just a few days in that short, curvy stretch between Gaviota and the 1 junction…..
A ground ambulance? County Fire information officer, who’s tweet is the source of this information can’t bring himself to recognize AMR.
Yes, ground ambulance, it’s in the posts right here that they had an LZ getting set up for Calstar 7 and switched to County Copter 3 only to switch to ground ambulance rather than copter due to weather and patients’ injury severity. I was monitoring the call when it was accurately given.
3rd right there in a week???