Authorities say that two males died and two teenage girls were seriously injured after unknowingly jumping off a San Diego bridge to avoid oncoming traffic after a crash on Carmel Valley freeway.

KTLA reports:

A Nissan Altima was traveling eastbound on State Route 56 near Carmel Valley Road around 11 p.m. Tuesday when the car spun out for unknown reasons and crashed into a freeway barrier, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The car was facing oncoming traffic when it came to a stop, officials said. Witnesses told CHP six people got out of the car and ran across freeway lanes toward the right shoulder to avoid the oncoming vehicles.

Four people from the group jumped over the right shoulder, not realizing they were leaping from a bridge, the CHP said.

The four fell 50 to 75 feet, and CHP officials said two males — one 18 years old and the other whose age was not immediately released — died at the scene.

Here’s more from KTLA 5 News.

A 14-year-old girl and 15-year-old girl were taken to Scripps La Jolla Hospital with injuries of unknown severity.

Two others from the group who did not jump were last seen running away from the freeway, KGTV reported.

The names of the deceased and the two hospitalized teens have not been released.

This is a horrible tragedy. Hopefully the two young ladies will make a full recovery. Prayers to them and to the families of the deceased.