2 dead, 3 injured from crash in Sonoma ravine

Two people died and three suffered major injuries when a Jeep crashed 300 feet into a ravine in Sonoma County, the California Highway Patrol said Monday night. 

The people who died were adults. The other victims suffered major injuries, including two children, the CHP said.

Authorities used a helicopter in the rural area northwest of Cazadero to reach the wounded people. Firefighters rode ATVs to reach the victims, the CHP said.

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The Jeep had been traveling along a dirt road, but it's unknown what caused the crash.

"The scene is chaotic and the investigation has just begun," the CHP said.