Vehicle Rolls Off Cliff Outside of Silverton

Minivan Down Embankment of US Highway 550. Photo Credit - Danny Castle
Minivan Down Embankment of US Highway 550. Photo Credit - Danny Castle

Last week a minivan driving on US Highway 550, Molas Pass, turned off the road and fell about 200 feet down the embankment. Luckily, some trees and rocks stopped them from going much further.

The driver and passenger of the vehicle were an 84-year-old man and a 79-year-old woman from Texas. It is believed they were stopped to look at a waterfall on the side of the highway outside of Silverton. Thei…