14 taken to hospital after prison transport van crash

A private prison transport van was involved in a crash on the west side of Wilkerson Pass Friday.

Colorado State Patrol says the crash happened on Highway 24 just before 9 a.m.

12 inmates, the driver and another passenger were taken to the hospital with unknown injuries.

The injured were taken to hospitals in Colorado Springs and Woodland Park.

Two vehicles were involved in the crash. The other vehicle was a 1999 Jeep.

The van is operated by Prisoner Transportation Services of America.

The crash is under investigation. State Patrol says weather may have been a factor.

The crash did cause traffic delays. The road fully reopened at 11:26 a.m.

Wilkerson Pass is located near Lake George, about 50 miles west of Colorado Springs.