One man dead in single vehicle crash on Highway 126 west of Ellsworth Barranca

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. – One man died in a solo vehicle crash west of Ellsworth Barranca on Highway 126 on Sunday morning, according to California Highway Patrol.

Ventura Communications Center said it received a call around 7:37 a.m. of a single vehicle crash with a driver trapped inside their vehicle and in need of rescue.

First responders arrived and pronounced the 27-year-old male driver of the 2002 Saturn SL 1 dead at the scene, according to officials.

According to a preliminary investigation, the Saturn was traveling westbound on Highway 126 and for unknown reasons, the car left the roadway and collided with a tree.

Drugs nor alcohol are considered a factor at this time, according to officials.

Anyone who witnessed this crash is asked to call the California Highway Patrol's Ventura office at 805-662-2640.