The two people riding along Highway 175/the Hopland Grade outside of Lakeport, Calif., on Monday, May 30, 2011, escaped injury when this Nissan Altima went off the road, into a ravine and overturned. Photo by John Jensen.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Two people escaped serious injury on Monday when the vehicle they were riding in went off the Hopland Grade and down a steep embankment, landing on its top.

The California Highway Patrol reported the crash just after 3:45 p.m. Monday.

The burgundy Nissan Altima was traveling westbound on Highway 175 over the Hopland Grade when it went off the road and down a ravine, according to witnesses at the scene.

At some point the vehicle went over onto its roof, but the man and woman riding in the car didn't report injuries, behind a scratch on the man's elbow.

The CHP, Lake County Sheriff's Office and tow trucks responded to the scene.

John Jensen contributed to this report.

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The single-vehicle collision resulted in a Nissan Altima and its two occupants going down a ravine off the Hopland Grade/Highway 175 outside of Lakeport, Calif., on Monday, May 30, 2011. Photo by John Jensen.