Five people are recovering from injuries, including three children, after a large rock struck their vehicle.

The Washington State Patrol says it happened on Nov. 25 on U.S. Highway 2 about three miles west of Leavenworth when the boulder fell from a rocky slope into the westbound lanes and struck the passenger side of a westbound pickup truck driven by 70-year-old Balvir Kaur.

Kaur was injured in the accident, along with four of the five passengers in his vehicle - including 40-year-old Narinder Kaur and three children, ages 12; 11; and 6, all of whom were transported to Cascade Medical Center in Leavenworth for treatment.

The fifth passenger, 40-year-old Baljit Singh of Bothell, was not hurt.

The impact also caused significant damage to Kaur's vehicle and blocked traffic on the highwa

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