Fire personnel respond to traffic collision

On November 6, at 12:42 pm, a 911 call was received at the Fire Communication Center to report a traffic collision at the S/B 33 Frwy and W. Stanley Ave. Fire personnel arrived on scene within minutes of the initial call and found a small passenger vehicle with 3 occupants that had collided into an embankment. Fire and EMS personnel provided advanced medical treatment to the patients and performed hazard mitigation to ensure that the scene was safe. Two patients were transported to a local trauma center and one patient was transported to an area hospital for further treatment. No emergency personnel were injured and the cause of the accident remains under investigation.

The Ventura City Fire Department would like to remind the public that seatbelts save lives.