Three people were found dead in a crashed vehicle Saturday morning in Jefferson County.

The discovery was made about 11:45 a.m. by a man checking his property in the 7700 block of Bradford Road in northeast Jefferson County.

The sedan – an older model Chevrolet Cavalier – was upside down in Turkey Creek. Authorities said it was about 100 feet down a ravine, and authorities said it appeared the car struck the bridge and then rolled down the hill.

First responders pulled the vehicle to the bridge and then recovered the bodies.

Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies found three people inside the vehicle – a female and two male passengers. All were adults and pronounced dead on the scene.

Lt. Joni Money said it wasn’t immediately clear how long the victims had been dead.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Traffic Accident Reconstruction is investigating. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has retrieved the bodies and is working to positively identify them.