GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson has suspended campaigning Tuesday and Wednesday following a fatal crash in Iowa involving some of his campaign workers.KJAN radio in Atlantic reported the crash happened on Interstate 80 near exit 54 about 9:30 a.m. The volunteers were traveling in a van encountered a patch of ice near Atlantic, Iowa, and the vehicle flipped, according to KETV NewsWatch 7.Three people were treated for injuries and are expected to be OK.A fourth person, identified as Braden Joplin, was found unresponsive and taken to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, according to KETV. CBS News reported Joplin, 25, was a student at Texas Tech University.Carson will be flying to Omaha to be with the volunteer's family, the campaign said. He was campaigning in South Carolina on Tuesday."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.Roads in the area around Atlantic are already completely snow covered as a storm system pushes through Iowa. Early snow totals showed more than 2.5 inches in the Atlantic area.Look for updates on this developing story on KCCI-TV, kcci.com and on our mobile website and apps.

GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson has suspended campaigning Tuesday and Wednesday following a fatal crash in Iowa involving some of his campaign workers.

KJAN radio in Atlantic reported the crash happened on Interstate 80 near exit 54 about 9:30 a.m.


The volunteers were traveling in a van encountered a patch of ice near Atlantic, Iowa, and the vehicle flipped, according to KETV NewsWatch 7.

Three people were treated for injuries and are expected to be OK.



A fourth person, identified as Braden Joplin, was found unresponsive and taken to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, according to KETV. CBS News reported Joplin, 25, was a student at Texas Tech University.

Carson will be flying to Omaha to be with the volunteer's family, the campaign said. He was campaigning in South Carolina on Tuesday.

"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.

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

Look for updates on this developing story on KCCI-TV, kcci.com and on our mobile website and apps.