Vehicle reels from crash and falls off embankment, injures two
Jan 20, 2022, 7:44 AM | Updated: 7:46 am
Corvette wrecked in single vehicle crash. Two are injured. Photo: Provo Police Department
PROVO, Utah — A Corvette traveling at a high speed left the roadway, rolled down a hill, and fell off an embankment. One of the two people in the vehicle is in critical condition. The other is being treated for non life-threatening injuries.
On Wednesday evening, a single vehicle crash occurred in the area of 4800 North University Avenue.
Just after 10:20 p.m. two passengers in a silver Corvette encountered a severe car accident. The vehicle was speeding in the area of Foothill Drive. The car caused minor damage to another vehicle and then struck a jersey barrier.
The vehicle continued over the barrier, rolled down a hill, and eventually fell from an elevated embankment onto University Avenue.
The vehicle caught fire when it came to a halt.
The Provo Fire Department and police reported to the scene of the accident.
The vehicle was occupied by a 26-year-old and a 25-year-old. The 25-year-old woman was transported to the hospital in critical condition. The 26-year-old male is being treated for non life-threatening injures.
This story is developing.
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