Crash on South Townsend Street at Monte Vista Avenue, Santa Ana, California

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Property damage only2 vehicles

Reporting agency: CHP Santa Ana Area
Report number: 9675-2026-01983

From the CHP CCRS, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.

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Where and when

Location: South Townsend Street at Monte Vista Avenue
City, county: Santa Ana, Orange County
Collision type: Side Swipe
Motor vehicle involved with: Other Motor Vehicle
Posted speed limit: 25 mph
Primary collision factor cited: No
Weather: Cloudy
Light: Daylight
Road surface: No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run: No
People involved: 7
Injured: 0
Killed: 0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2016 Chevrolet School Bus

Yellow School Bus Contractual Type I

Direction of travel: North
Maneuver: Stopped

Driver, male, 68Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Not Required
Not injured
Passenger, male, under 18Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Not Required
Not injured
Passenger, male, under 18Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Not Required
Not injured
Passenger, female, 66Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Not Required
Not injured
Passenger, female, 33Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Not Required
Not injured

Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2002 Chevrolet Silverado

White Pickups and Panels

Direction of travel: South
Maneuver: Proceeding Straight

Driver, male, 35Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
Not injured
Passenger, female, 19Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
Not injured

What the officer recorded

Violation cited: VC 22454(a) PASSING SCHOOL BUSas recorded on the report

A contributing factor or charge recorded by an officer is not a finding of fault or a conviction. We show the record as the state released it.

Nearby and recent

1 crash recorded on South Townsend Street in Santa Ana in the last 12 months, 0 with injuries.

May 19, 2026, Bristol Street at Edinger Avenue2 vehicles, 4 injuredInjury crash
May 19, 2026, Mcfadden Avenue at Raitt Street1 vehicle, 1 injuredInjury crash
May 19, 2026, Fairview Street at 5TH Street2 vehicles, 1 injuredInjury crash
May 18, 2026, Bristol Street at 3rd Street2 vehiclesProperty damage only
May 17, 2026, Fairview Street at Edinger Avenue1 vehicle, 1 injuredInjury crash

All Santa Ana crashes, April 2026

About this record

Source: CHP CCRS
Updates: Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
First published here: October 25, 2026
Last updated: October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
What is left out: Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here

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