UPDATED 1:30 p.m. Monday

An early morning accident on the southbound I-5 took the lives of two people and sent four others to the hospital, including three children who were airlifted to Childrens Hospital, Los Angeles.

According to the Fort Tejon office of the California Highway Patrol, an unidentified man was driving his Chevrolet Tahoe southbound on I-5 north of SR 138 at an undetermined speed. For an unknown reason, the driver allowed the car to drift to the left and collide with the guardrail located in the center median. After the collision, the driver overcorrected to the right and proceeded to roll over across the #1 and #2 lane, where it came to rest facing a westerly direction.

Immediately killed in the crash was the 41-year-old driver and a 6-year-old girl. A 65-year old passenger, identified as Edith Sutton, was taken to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital and three minors – aged 2, 11 and 16 – were airlifted to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

An early morning collision on the southbound I-5 took the lives of two people and sent seven others to the hospital, including three children who were airlifted to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.

It is not known exactly what caused the crash, but two passenger vehicles were involved. Two people were immediately confirmed dead; according to the CHP website, a grandmother with serious injuries was airlifted to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital and three other adults with minor injuries were transported by ambulance to HMNMH, in addition to the three children who went to LA.

The accident was reported at 5:10 a.m. A Sigalert was declared on the southbound I-5 just north of Highway 138 and all lanes were closed; traffic began moving slowly along the right shoulder about an hour later. All northbound lanes remain open, but there is just one lane open on the southbound side at present.

None of the victims’ names or other circumstances of the incident have been released.