(above) On scene, Fillmore and Ventura County Fire Fighters extricated one woman from one of the vehicles involved in the three car collision. She and a second passenger were transported by helicopter to local hospital. A two-car crash, with a third car involved occurred on Highway 126 near Piru about 3:40 p.m. Tuesday. Reports by the California Highway Patrol state the accident was head-on. “Two people were trapped in the vehicles and were rescued about 4 p.m., according to Capt. Mike Lindbery, a spokesman for the Ventura County Fire Department.” “One person was pronounced dead at the scene and an investigator with the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office was called to the scene, Lindbery said.” Two persons were airlifted to a nearby hospital. The CHP reported that “the highway was closed for several hours but reopened just after 8 p.m.” Photos by Sebastian Ramirez.