PRICE, Utah, Sept. 27, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) – The Utah Highway Patrol now says five people were killed Thursday in a crash on US-6 in Carbon County.
According to an updated post on the Utah Department of Public Safety’s website, the “multi-vehicle, multi-fatal” crash happened at 12:41 p.m. near milepost 235.
“A silver SUV was stopped on Spring Glen Rd. to go east on Highway 6 in Price,” the DPS post said. “The silver SUV attempted to pull out into the designated acceleration lane, but… went into lane number 1, which was occupied by a semi-truck pulling doubles.
“The semi-truck attempted evasive maneuvers and lost control veering… into westbound traffic.
“The semi-truck then struck a Nissan SUV in the westbound lanes, pushing it off the roadway into a rock embankment.”
At that moment, the DPS explained, an ATV rider on the westbound shoulder was hit by the semi and SUV.
“The four occupants of the Nissan, and the rider of the ATV, were killed in the crash.”
The driver of the silver SUV was checked out at a local hospital with minor injuries.
Traffic on US-6 was restricted to one lane in both directions throughout the day and overnight. Clearance time was estimated to be 6 a.m.
The victims of the deadly crash have yet to be identified.
Gephardt Daily will update the story as more information becomes available.
