Two dead, one injured in Payson crash; NB I-15 temporarily closed
Jan 4, 2024, 6:26 AM | Updated: 6:27 am
(Derek Petersen, KSL TV)
(Derek Petersen, KSL TV)
PAYSON — Two women were killed and another was critically injured in a crash that has temporarily closed northbound Interstate 15.
Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Cameron Roden said the crash happened near the 800 South exit in Payson just before 1:30 a.m. Thursday when a semitruck veered off the road into the left shoulder. The semi overcorrected to the right and rolled.
Moments later, a Honda sedan crashed into the semi.
“Unfortunately, with that overturned semi the way it was facing, you couldn’t see any lights or anything like that,” Roden said. “So they were from what it appears, it didn’t look like they knew that the semi was there blocking the roadway.”
Three women were in the Honda at the time of the crash. The driver and front-seat passenger died at the scene, while a backseat passenger was hospitalized in critical condition.
The driver of the semi suffered minor injuries.
Roden said northbound I-15 will be closed for two or three more hours. Traffic is being diverted off at the Santaquin Main Street exit.
