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Crash which injured six on Santa Barbara's Stearns Wharf ruled accidental

David von Diemar
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Police say van's driver apparently suffered medical emergency.

Police now say an incident on Santa Barbara’s Stearns Wharf in which a delivery van careened out of control, hitting cars and pedestrians, was accidental.

Investigators say the driver of the van suffered a medical issue. The van hit 10 vehicles and two pedestrians. Six people were taken to the hospital with mild to moderate injuries.

None of the injuries from Saturday’s accident were reported to be life threatening.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.