BATON ROUGE - Two people were killed and one person was injured in a crash along River Road on Monday evening. 

First responders said a vehicle crashed into a power pole shortly before 8:45 p.m. along River Road, near Gardere Lane and L’auberge Crossing. 

Emergency officials said two people died at the scene. One person was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

The St. George Fire Department said River Road is closed from the casino to the parish line. 

No more information was immediately available.