San Luis Obispo, CA :Boy and woman killed in Highway 46 West crash on Tuesday, July 14th 2015

boy and a young woman are dead and a man is in the hospital after a pickup truck veered off the road and fell approximately 300 feet over the side of Highway 46 West in San Luis Obispo County Tuesday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol.The crash was first reported around 4:00 p.m. about 8 miles east of Highway 1 and just west of the summit. The CHP reports a Ford F-150 pickup heading westbound on Highway 46 West began drifting to the right shoulder. Investigators believe the driver, a 22-year-old man from Cambria, overcorrected and lost control. The pickup crossed all lanes of traffic and went over the southern edge of the highway.The pickup came to rest at the bottom of a steep canyon. Rescue crews hiked down and found two passengers dead. One of the victims who died was a boy who was thrown out of the pickup. The CHP believes him to be between 11 and 13 years old. The second deceased victim was a 20-year-old woman. Both are from Cambria and have the same last name.The driver was alive, alert and talking as rescue crews arrived. He was placed on a backboard and hoisted up to the highway by a CHP helicopter, then transferred to an ambulance and taken to Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo. The extent of his injuries is unknown."(Firefighters) searched the vehicle and they looked through it and there was no sign of alcohol or any kind of drugs," said CHP Officer Philip Knox. "When I talked to the driver, he was not under the influence. He is a young man, he has a clean record. I already checked him. To me, this is something that is very tragic."

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UPDATE: Boy and woman killed in Highway 46 West crash