One man is dead and another injured after crash between sedan and semi truck on Highway 166

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A man died and another had minor injuries after a crash between a sedan and a semi truck on Highway 166 near Pine Canyon Road, east of Santa Maria.

On Wednesday, March 25, around 6:50 a.m., the California Highway Patrol-Santa Maria area shared that first responders were called to the scene of a traffic collision on Highway 166, east of Pine Canyon Road.

According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, responders from the San Luis Obispo County Fire Department and paramedics with American Medical Response were first on the scene of the collision between a semi truck and a sedan.

The driver of the sedan was declared dead at the scene and the driver of the semi truck suffered minor injuries shared the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

The identity of the deceased is pending notification of his next of kin.

For a few hours after the response, traffic was under alternating lane use until all lanes were fully reopened around 10:49 a.m. noted Caltrans District 5.