Saturday, September 3, 2016, 8:35 AM

Saturday, September 3, 2016, 8:35 AM

Two people are in Saint John’s Hospital in Tulsa after their car was struck by a train just south of Checotah on Old 69 and County Road 1100, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

Ernest Spoehr, 42, of Eufaula was driving a Chevrolet SUV westbound on the county road. A train was headed north on the tracks that cross that road.

According to the patrol, Spoehr failed to yield to the train and it struck his sfuv, sending it rolling.

Spoeher was ejected from the vehicle and later flown by helicopter to Saint John’s in critical condition with head, trunk internal, trunk external, arm and leg injuries.

His passenger, Catherine Carr, 32, of Checotah was also flown to Saint John’s in stable condition with head and trunk internal injuries.

A second passenger, Ernest Spoehr Jr., 20, of Eufaula was not injured. No one in the SUV was wearing a seatbelt.