By Associated Press - Sunday, May 25, 2014

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say nine people were injured - two of them critically - when the family van they were in crashed during a rain and hail storm on La Veta Pass in southern Colorado.

Capt. George Dingfelder with the Colorado State Patrol tells The Gazette (https://bit.ly/1vZJS1j ) the family was traveling from Iowa to Alamosa when their van went off U.S. Highway 160 and rolled Saturday. He says two adults and seven children, ages 1 through 14, were in the vehicle.

Authorities have not released the names of those involved or details about their injuries.

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Information from: The Gazette, https://www.gazette.com

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