60-year-old Disneyland employee dies after golf cart accident

A Disneyland employee has died from injuries she sustained when she fell from a golf cart at work.

The employee – identified by CBS News as 60-year-old Bonnye Mavis Lear of Fullerton, California – fell from a moving golf cart at the California theme park on June 5 and hit her head, according to Anaheim police.

First responders arrived at the Disneyland Resort shortly before 11:30 a.m. local time “due to a traffic accident that occurred backstage,” police said.

According to police, Lear was found in “serious condition” after the incident and taken to a local hospital. She succumbed to her injuries two days later, on June 7.

Anaheim Police traffic investigators, who also arrived at the scene, are currently investigating the accident that led to Lear’s death, police said.

Disneyland did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

In a statement provided to PEOPLE, Disneyland Resort President Ken Potrock expressed his condolences to the family of the deceased employee.

“We are heartbroken by the loss of Bonnye and would like to express our sincere condolences to everyone who cared for her,” he said.

Potrock added: “At this time, our focus is on supporting her family and our cast members through this tragic event and making sure they have the resources they need.”

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According to CBS News and local station ABC 7, Lear worked at Club 33, a private dining establishment in the New Orleans Square section of the park.

She worked for the resort for 24 years.