Three multi-car crashes send nine people to hospital

GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) – Three multi-car crashes sent nine people to the hospital with minor to moderate injuries around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

The first crash involved five cars on the southbound 101 freeway between Fairview and Patterson, while the second came in the same location, involving two cars, according to the SBCFD.

The third crash involved four cars between Patterson and Turnpike and injured two people, according to the SBCFD.

The first two crashes sent seven people to the hospital and the California Highway Patrol reduced the southbound 101 to just one lane, according to the SBCFD.