4-Vehicle Collision, Fuel Spill Forces Highway 101 Southbound Closure Near Montecito

Lanes closed on southbound Highway 101 in Montecito after crash

Two Semi-Trucks and a Lexus Crash on Hwy. 101 in Montecito, Causing Complete Closure of Southbound Traffic

Both lanes of the freeway have reopened after an hours-long closure due to an early-morning crash on Thursday that left 60 gallons of diesel on the freeway.

Multi-Vehicle Crash Halts Traffic and Spills Gallons of Diesel on Southbound Highway 101

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A multi-vehicle crash snarled traffic and caused a spill of around 60 gallons of diesel across southbound Highway 101 Thursday morning. Notably, none of the involved people were seriously injured and nobody was transported from the scene shared the Montecito Fire Department. Caltrans District 5 shared at 10:50 a.m.

Southbound Highway 101 Partially Reopens After Early Morning Multi-Vehicle Crash and Fuel Spill in Montecito

One lane remains closed as crews work to clean up 60 gallons of spilled diesel fuel; no injuries reported Update: 11:12 a.m., Thursday, September 24, 2026 CHP reports all lanes […] The post Southbound Highway 101 Partially Reopens After Early Morning Multi-Vehicle Crash and Fuel Spill in Montecito appeared first on edhat.

Early morning crash spills fluids onto Highway 101; both Southbound lanes closed in Montecito

The crash sparked early morning traffic havoc in an area that is currently under construction for Highway 101 expansion

4-Vehicle Collision, Fuel Spill Forces Highway 101 Southbound Closure Near Montecito

Highway 101 southbound near Montecito was closed Thursday morning due to an early morning collision involving four vehicles, two of which were semi-trucks. Emergency crews responded at around 1:41 a.m. for a report of a traffic collision along the highway near Sheffield Drive in the construction zone. No one was injured in the collision, according […]