Accident investigators with the Cochise County Sheriff's Office are on the scene of a tram accident at a popular state park in Benson, authorities said.
Authorities say 11 people were injured in the incident, which took place this afternoon at Kartchner Caverns State Park, said Carol Capas, a Sheriff's Department spokeswoman.
Park manager Christopher DeMille says three people were transported to hospitals in Benson and Sierra Vista with serious but non-life threatening injuries.
DeMille says the three-car electric tram was headed up the hill while taking park visitors to the caverns about 11 a.m. Friday. He says something went wrong and the tram fell off to the side of the road, ejecting some of the passengers.
Authorities say the Park Service is investigating the cause of the accident.
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