UPDATE: A 45-year-old Santa Maria man was killed in a head-on crash Tuesday morning near Guadalupe.
The California Highway Patrol says Francisco Mejia was heading west on Betteravia Road near the intersection of Brown Road at about 6:15 a.m.
Officers say he started to make a lefthand turn directly in the path of an oncoming truck.
The truck was unable to stop and the two vehicles collided head-on.
Mejia was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver, a 62-year-old from Guadalupe, was not injured.
ORIGINAL STORY: One person is dead and another injured after a head-on crash south of Guadalupe.
The crash happened on West Betteravia Road near Brown road at approximately 6:15 a.m. on Tuesday.
Santa Barbara County Fire officials say it was a head-on collision between a truck and a sedan.
The male driver in the sedan was killed on impact, according to Santa Barbara County Fire.
The male driver of the truck suffered minor injuries.
#FatalAccident– W.Betteravia Rd near Brown Rd. South Guadalupe. Head-on T/C w male driver of sedan killed on impact. Male driver of p-up truck minor injury/not transported. C/T 6:14 Santa Maria Area CHP Investigating. SBC, Guadalupe Fire, AMR on scene. (SBC Photos) pic.twitter.com/Xv3n7csEs9
— SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) December 4, 2018
California Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of the crash.
As of 7:30 a.m. crews remain on scene clearing the area.
This is a developing story and will be updated when new information becomes available.
