Dr. Ben Carson has cancelled all his remaining campaign events for today and is traveling to Omaha to be with a volunteer seriously injured in an accident earlier today in Iowa. According to a statement from the Carson campaign, a van carrying three volunteers and a paid staffer flipped after hitting a patch of ice and was hit by another vehicle. All four were injured.

Three are being treated locally. However, one volunteer has been transported to the trauma center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Dr. Carson, a world-renowned neurosurgeon, is on his way there to be with the family.  He also is asking people to join him in prayer for all the individuals and families involved.

The full statement from Ben Carson for President 2016:

Alexandria, Va. – January 19, 2016 – 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.

Dr. Carson has spoken with the family of the volunteer being transported to Omaha, as well as the attending physician. Dr. Carson has cancelled all remaining campaign events today and will be traveling to Omaha this afternoon to be with the family during this difficult time.

Dr. Carson is asking people to join him in prayer for all the individuals and families involved.