A rockslide killed two people earlier this week near the entrance to Yosemite National Park, authorities said.

The deaths occurred at about 9 a.m. Tuesday on El Portal Road, according to the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office, KFSN-TV reported Thursday.

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Rockslide kills 2 at Yosemite

Two people were killed in a rockslide incident near the entrance to Yosemite National Park on Tuesday morning. (Fox News)


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Their names and details of their deaths weren’t immediately released.

The rockfall closed a portion of the road near a park entrance for several hours but it was later reopened.