One Dead, Over Dozen Injured in Vehicle vs. Bus Collision Near Los Alamos

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Over a dozen people were injured and one person has died after a vehicle collided head-on with a passenger bus on Hwy 101 north of Los Alamos early Friday morning.

According to Santa Barbara County Fire, at approximately 3:15am a vehicle was traveling northbound on Hwy 101 in the southbound lane when it struck a passenger bus.

Vehicle accident - SB Highway 101 north of Los Alamos. At approximately 3:17 AM, a passenger vehicle traveling northbound in the southbound lanes was involved in a head-on collision with a passenger bus. The passenger vehicle became fully engulfed in fire upon impact. The fire… pic.twitter.com/RlbkxugxW6

— Santa Barbara County Fire Department (@SBCFireInfo) June 26, 2026

The department says 14 passengers from the bus were able to get off before both the vehicle and bus became fully engulfed in fire. The number of people inside the vehicle is unknown.

Santa Barbara County Fire confirmed with Your News Channel that one person was killed in the collision, and all fourteen passengers were transported to the local hospital to treat their injuries.

California Highway Patrol is investigating the death.

More information will be added to this article as it becomes available.

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