2 Dead, 1 Child Left with 'Life-Threatening Injuries' After Vehicle Falls Off Mountain Road in Colorado

Pingree Park Road in Bellevue, Colorado.Photo:Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Two adults are dead and a 1-year-old child has been flown to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a vehicle rolled off a mountain road in Colorado.

The incident happened on Tuesday around 8:30 p.m. local time in Larimer County, according to authorities.

“A converted school bus drifted off the roadway and rolled down a hill for approximately 400 feet,” Colorado State Patrol Master Trooper Gary Cutler told PEOPLE in a statement.

Cutler said there were five people traveling in the vehicle who were “all ejected.”

No additional details have been released, including the names of the victims.

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The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened on Pingree Park Road and emergency services and Larimer County Search and Rescue were on the scene to assist due to the “challenging terrain.”

Larimer County Sheriff’s vehicle.Larimer County Sheriff’s Office Facebook

Larimer County Sheriff’s Office Facebook

The statement continued, “The Colorado State Patrol is responding to investigate the accident, and at this time, Pingree Park Road is closed at Highway 14.”

Cutler said the incident happened two miles south of Highway 14.

Officials said the cause of the crash remained under investigation late Tuesday, perNBC News.

source: people.com