Six people injured in crash on Highway 166 in rural SLO County
December 12, 2020
Six people suffered injuries, with one airlifted to the hospital, after a minivan drove off a cliff on Highway 166 in rural San Luis Obispo County on Saturday
Shortly after 2 p.m., the driver of a white minivan attempted to pass another vehicle, when that driver also tried to pass the vehicle in front of them, running the minivan off the highway, according to the CHP. The minivan then went down a cliff 50 feet into the riverbed near Gifford Rancho Road.
There were two adults and four children in the minivan. Two people suffered major injuries, one person suffered moderate injuries and three suffered minor injuries, according to Cal Fire.
6 people injured after minivan goes over the side of Highway 166 near Cuyama
and last updated 2020-12-12 22:51:49-05
UPDATE (4:134 p.m.) - Six people are injured after a minivan went over the side of Highway 166 near Cuyama, according to officials.
The Santa Barbara County Fire Department received reports of a vehicle over the side of the roadway near the mile marker 32 on Highway 166.
When crews arrived on scene, they found a single minivan had crashed 50 feet into the riverbed on the eastbound side.
Two of the people involved in the crash sustained major injuries, one had moderate injuries and the remaining three sustained minor injuries, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
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