KANAB, Utah, Sept. 30, 2023 (Gephardt Daily) — The Utah Highway Patrol has identified the victim of a fatal collision Wednesday in Kanab.
The man who died, the driver of a Ford F-150 pickup, was 83-year-old Kanab resident Allen Huntington.
Six other people were injured in the three-vehicle crash in Kane County.
The Utah Highway Patrol said the red Ford F-150 truck, driven by Huntington, was traveling south on U.S. 89 about 10 miles north of Kanab about 7:20 p.m. when it began to pass a southbound semitrailer.
“The pickup did not have sufficient distance to complete the pass,” according to UHP, and crashed head-on into a northbound red Ford Edge.
“The impact forced the vehicles partially into the path of the semi. The semi impacted the vehicles and left the roadway to the left,” UHP stated in a news release.
Huntington was transported to an area hospital, where he died, according to UHP. A passenger in the truck was taken to a hospital with moderate injuries.
All four occupants in the Ford Edge SUV were injured. A woman and a 10-year-old boy were taken by helicopter to a hospital in critical condition. The man driving the SUV and a 15-year-girl also were taken to area hospitals with injuries that were not life-threatening, according to UHP.
The driver of the semi was uninjured, but a passenger was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, officials said.
