Driver suffers moderate injuries after crash on State Street

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – An SUV driver suffered moderate injuries after a crash involving them, an MTD bus and a biker just past 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at 2000 State Street, according to the Santa Barbara Police Department.

SBPD, Santa Barbara Fire Department and paramedics arrived to treat the SUV driver for moderate injuries before transport to Cottage Hospital, according to the SBPD.

The biker suffered minor injuries and noone on the MTD bus reported an injury, according to the SBPD.

Crash witnesses say the SUV driver travelled north when they hit the biker who tried to make a turn onto Mission Street, according to the SBPD.

The SUV then hit the MTD bus head on after going north in the southbound lanes. The crash remains under investigation and no additional information is available at this time, according to the SBPD.