SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say a woman and two children have died in a fiery crash involving three cars north of Los Angeles.
It happened shortly before 5 p.m. Friday on State Route 154 near the Cold Spring Bridge in the Santa Barbara area.
The Santa Barbara County Fire Department tells the Santa Maria Times that a Chevrolet Camaro crossed into oncoming traffic and hit a Toyota Prius. An SUV then hit the wreckage.
The Prius and SUV caught fire and set a nearby hillside ablaze but the fire was doused.
KEYT-TV says a woman and two young children in the Prius died.
Fire spokesman Mike Eliason says the driver of the Camaro was pried from the wreckage and hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
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