Tractor rollover kills driver, sparks fire in rural SLO County - AOL

Published
June 18, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Cuyama, California
Highway 166
Incident type
Crash, Fire

Summary

Car Crash Cuyama California in Cuyama, California: A John Deere tractor rolled into a canal on Highway 166 in Cuyama, California, pinning the driver underneath the vehicle and causing it to catch fire. The incident occurred in a remote area without phone reception; a call was made from a nearby call box at 12:09 p.m. Cal Fire firefighters reached the scene with the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office and Santa Barbara County Fire Department and extinguished a fire that burned about half an acre of vegetation by 12:45 p.m. The driver was confirmed dead.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Unnamed Driver Driver Fatal

Original reporting

Tractor rollover kills driver, sparks fire in rural SLO County - AOL

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