Atlantic, IA : 3 Ben Carson campaign workers involved in serious crash in Iowa on Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson has suspended campaigning Tuesday following a serious crash in Iowa involving some of his campaign workers.

"Earlier today in Iowa, a van transporting three campaign volunteers and a Carson campaign employee hit a patch of ice and flipped on its side where it was struck by another vehicle. Three of the passengers, including the campaign staffer driving, are currently being checked out at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa. One volunteer is being transported to the trauma center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska," reads a statement from the campaign.

Names and conditions of those involved have not yet been released.

Carson will be flying to Omaha to be with staff member's family, the campaign said.

Roads in the area around Atlantic are already completely snow covered as a storm system pushes through Iowa. Earlier snow totals showed more than 2.5 inches of snow in the area.

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3 Ben Carson campaign workers involved in serious crash in Iowa