Crews help with car crash past Montecito Saturday afternoon

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Several agencies, including the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, helped with a car crash on Gibraltar Road near Flores Flats at 3:17 p.m. Saturday.

Firefighters were lowered down the hill using ropes to help two patients from the crash, one of which got out of the car, which was on its roof in the creek, themselves, according to the SBCFD.

The first patient, an adult male, was helped to Cottage Hospital after being taken by helicopter back onto the road, explained the SBCFD.

The second patient was helped from the car with moderate injuries and taken via helicopter with firefighters and paramedics, according to the SBCFD.

A car went 100 feet over the side and the northbound side of Gibraltar Road was requested for shutdown just before 4:00 p.m. with a helicopter being en route to the accident, detailed the SBCFD.

More information on the cause of this crash will be provided as it becomes available to Your News Channel.