Three injured in rollover crash on HWY 1 near Santa Maria

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Traffic was slowed in all lanes of Highway 1 near Orcutt and Santa Maria Monday night after a rollover crash injured three people.

The crash happened around 9:30 p.m. near the intersection of Highway 1 and Black Road.

Upon arriving at the scene, California Highway Patrol reported two vehicles were involved.

One of the vehicles had rolled onto its roof and another sustained major front-end damage.

Santa Barbara County Fire responded and found two people with serious injuries and one person with moderate injuries.

Veh rollover. Hwy 1, between Black and Brown Rd. Santa Maria Valley. 3 pt’s total with 2 red, 1 yellow. 1 pt was ejected. No ext req’d. Mercy air to meet ground ambulance at MMC helipad for further transport of most critical to Cottage. Other pt transported by ground. C/T 2134

— Daniel Bertucelli (@SBCFireInfo) September 21, 2021

One of the victims had reportedly ejected from a vehicle. Firefighters said none of the victims needed to be extricated from their cars.

The victim with the most serious injuries was transported by ambulance to a helicopter pad where an air ambulance will pick them up for transport to Cottage Hospital. The other patient was taken to the hospital by ground ambulance.

All lanes of Highway 1 were temporarily blocked during the incident. The southbound side of the highway reopened around 10:23 p.m.

We will update this story as more information becomes available.