Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to reports of a fatal crash Monday morning.
The crash happened at around 6:35 a.m. near East Betteravia Road and Philbric Road in the Santa Maria Valley.
Santa Barbara County Fire officials confirm one person died in the two-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck versus a sedan.
Fire officials say the driver of the semi-truck suffered minor injuries, one person in the sedan suffered non-life-threatening injuries and another person in the sedan died.
First responders remain on scene working to clean a fuel leak and wires that were knocked down during the crash.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Vehicle Accident - E. Betteravia Rd/Philbric Rd in the Santa Maria Valley. Semi-truck v. Sedan with fuel leak and wires down. Driver of semi w minor injuries, one fatal injury and one with non life threatening injures in sedan. C/T 6:35 a.m. (SBC photos) pic.twitter.com/6uxGQSisx3
— SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) May 2, 2022
