Crash on Highway 154 leaves 1 dead, 3 injured in Santa Barbara County

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Two cars collided Thursday evening on Highway 154 leaving four people injured. One person died from their wounds later that night.

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department responded to the crash around 6:03 p.m. at Painted Cave Road.

The first arriving engine described the crash as a two-sedan, T-bone style collision.

CHP said the crash involved a blue Mazda and a blue Toyota 4Runner.

The fire department said of the four patients, one was critically injured, one was moderately injured and two were minorly injured.

Extensive extrication was required to get one of the passengers out of the vehicle.

All of the patients were transported to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital for the treatment of their injuries.

CHP reported the patient with critical injuries died later Thursday night. Their identity has not yet been released.

CHP is conducting traffic control in the area and investigating the cause of the crash. None of the vehicles went over the side of the road.

We will update this story as more information becomes available.