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A woman in labor and a car crash both on I-80 in Summit County

Oct 16, 2022, 8:39 PM | Updated: Dec 29, 2022, 11:24 am

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Summit County authorities responded a woman in labor and a car crash within a few minutes of each other. Photo credit: North Summit Fire Service District.

SUMMIT COUNTY, Utah — North Summit Fire and Summit County EMS/Park City Fire responded to a woman in labor and stuck in traffic Sunday. On top of this, responders faced construction and a vehicle crash.

North Summit Fire Service District reports on its Facebook page the couple was stuck in traffic due to construction in the area of westbound I-80, mile marker 170.

Authorities were called at around 4:30 p.m., according to the post. Minutes after this, EMS and Fire were called to a vehicle crash in the same area. The driver was suffering a possible medical issue.

One AirMed helicopter each was dispatched to the separate scenes. Both patients were flown to area hospitals.

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A woman in labor and a car crash both on I-80 in Summit County