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

The converted school bus was carrying five people when the incident happened on Tuesday, according to authorities

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.”

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A 47-year-old male, who Cutler said was the driver, and a 34-year-old passenger died at the scene while a 1-year-old with "life-threatening injuries" was airlifted to the hospital by helicopter for medical treatment. A 3-year-old male and a 7-year-old male were also taken to the hospital by ambulance with what are described as “moderate injuries.”

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.”

They shared in a statement on Facebook on Tuesday, “The Larimer County Sheriff's Office Emergency Communications Center received a call at approximately 8:30 p.m. advising of a single vehicle rollover crash in the area of Pingree Park Road. Poudre Canyon Fire, Poudre Fire Authority, and UCHealth are on scene with report of five injured parties, and Larimer County Emergency Services and Larimer County Search and Rescue, Inc. are responding to assist due to challenging terrain.”

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.”

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

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

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