NAPA COUNTY, Calif. - Six people were killed and two others were injured in a car crash in Napa County Sunday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Just before 6 p.m. CHP officers were dispatched to the area of 6198 Pope Valley Road in an unincorporated part of the county, where they found a car crashed into a tree.

The CHP said the Toyota minivan, carrying eight people, had veered off the road and crashed into a tree.

Six people died at the scene of the crash, the CHP said. The driver of the car and one passenger were airlifted to a nearby hospital and are being treated for major injuries.

Pope Valley Road remains closed as of 7:45 p.m., the CHP said.

It's unclear what caused the car to veer off of the road and the crash remains under investigation.

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