Three people from France were killed when their car plunged 12-15 feet into a gulch at the Haleakala National Park off of Crater Road.  The car drove off of the road that did not have guardrails to hold the car in.  Of the four passengers, only one has survived and was immediately taken to the Maui Memorial Medical Center.

A ranger of the park suspected that the car went up the embarnkment and launched over the gulch.  The road on the news looked pretty straight, but there are no shoulder lanes, and instead becomes a steep dropoff.  The ranger also noted that the same spot had a similar accident three of four years ago, but in that case, there were no injuries.

It is still unknown whether the passengers were wearing seatbelts during the accident.  The driver in his 60s survived, and a woman in her 60s, and a woman and man in their 30s all died.

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