This vehicle rolled off Highway 175/The Hopland Grade Thursday but the two occupants escaped with only minor injuries. Photo by John Jensen.

HOPLAND GRADE – Two people escaped serious injury Thursday afternoon when the vehicle they were riding in went off the roadway and flipped over.

A gold SUV was reported as having gone off the Hopland Grade at 3:53 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

Officials at the scene reported that the vehicle had flipped over more than once, but that the two occupants had survived and walked away with minor injuries.

The driver may have had a problem due to a medical condition, the CHP reported.

The roadway was closed for at least an hour and a half while emergency personnel assisted the crash victims and removed the totaled vehicle from the scene.

No further information, including names of the vehicle's occupants, was available late Thursday.

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