Provo man dies in crash with tar tanker in Woodland Hills

The driver of a car died in a collision with a commercial tar tanker at 11000 S. Woodland Hills Drive on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019. Photo: Utah County Sheriff's Office

WOODLAND HILLS, Utah, Aug. 20, 2019 (Gephardt Daily) — A 26-year-old man from Provo died in a crash Tuesday evening near 11000 S. Woodland Hills Drive.

The Utah County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene of the fatal crash, and UCSO Sgt. Spencer Cannon tweeted at about 6:35 p.m. that a southbound passenger car apparently had drifted into the northbound lane and collided with a small commercial tar tanker.

The car’s driver, who died at the scene, was not wearing a seat belt, Cannon tweeted at about 7:30 p.m.

The incident is under investigation at this time, and the name of the deceased has not been released pending notification of family members.

Gephardt Daily will update this developing story as more information is made available.

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