Southern California father killed in Colorado crash while traveling with daughter's hockey team

Santa Clarita athletes injured in deadly Colorado crash

Members of a girls' hockey team were hurt in a deadly crash in Colorado.

DENVER (KTTV) - The Santa Clarita hockey community continues to mourn after a father was killed while traveling with his daughter when the team was involved in a crash in Colorado.

What we know:

The Clear Creek County (Colo.) Sheriff's Office responded to a four-vehicle crash on I-70 involving a state-operated plow and a sprinter van carrying the girls' hockey team on Thursday, Jan. 29.

Colorado authorities said the crash ended up killing the driver of the van, who was identified by officials as 38-year-old Manuel Alejandro Lorenzana Villegas. 

Villegas was driving a van carrying ten people – three players and their families from the Santa Clarita Flyers. The team has 15 members and 13 of them made the trip. 

The three players were taken to the hospital where they were treated and released. A sibling was hospitalized, while three mothers continue to recover at an area hospital. 

Following the collision, most of the girls decided to play in the tournament to honor the crash victims. 

What they're saying:

 The club's president, Prescott Littlefield, issued the following statement in the wake of the incident:

"This is a message I never imagined I would send. I'm writing to confirm that there was a terrible traffic accident this morning in Colorado involving members of our Lady Flyers 12AA team. Words cannot express the heartbreak we are experiencing. Please hold these families in your prayers. As we receive more information of how we can help during this time, I will make sure to keep everyone informed."

What you can do:

The team has set up a fundraiser for the Lady Flyers' families. 

What we don't know:

The names of all of the victims have not been released. 

This story was reported from Los Angeles.