A woman suffered major injuries after being hit by another vehicle while checking on her car after a collision with a deer on Cathedral Oaks Road in Goleta, California.

Incident Details

According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, the incident occurred on Monday at around 11:39 a.m. when a vehicle collided with a deer on Cathedral Oaks Road between Los Carneros Road and Storke Road.

The deer was killed by the impact, and the two people inside the vehicle did not have injuries from the collision with the deer. However, while crews were on their way to the scene, the female occupant exited the vehicle and walked to the front to check on the deer and assess damage.

Tragically, a second vehicle rear-ended the car, pushing it forward and hitting the woman. She sustained major injuries and was transported by ambulance to Cottage Hospital for further medical treatment.

No other injuries were reported from the scene, and the entire incident remains under investigation by the local authorities.

Original reporting: KEYT (Ventura/Santa Barbara) — read the source article.