TRUCK ACCIDENT: Child, Two Adults Killed When Truck Crashes into House

August 24, 2010

Santa Barbara - A child and two adults have died when a truck, carrying a double load of gravel, crashed into a house along State Street.

According to reports, the vehicle’s brakes suddenly failed while it was transitioning from State Route 154 onto the road.

The accident completely ruined the house and buried some sections of it in gravel.

Reports said the three victims were found dead inside the house after the crash. Their identities have not yet been released.

According to authorities, neighbors feared that another child might be inside the house. A search-and-rescue team is still looking at the wreckage.

The truck driver received medical treatment for facial cuts at the accident area.