Three bear cubs were rescued by a trooper in Arizona on Monday after their mother was killed in a car crash, officials said.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety said in a Facebook post the crash happened along State Route 77 at Dudleyville, located in the southern part of the state.

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"When our trooper arrived, he found the mother bear deceased from the crash, but located three cubs nearby," the agency said. "With the help of Hayden Police Department (HPD)Officers and a citizen, two of the cubs were loaded into the back of the trooper’s patrol car."

The third cub was eventually captured after an officer from the Arizona Game and Fish Department.

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All three cubs were eventually turned over to the agency and were transported to the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center in Scottsdale to rehabilitation and potential release back into the wild.

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"They're only 4 months old, so they're pretty helpless right now," James O'Brien with the SWCC told 3TV/CBS5.