At least 7 dead in 20-vehicle accident on Interstate 15 near Kanosh
Source: Salt Lake Tribune
A sandstorm is blamed for impairing visibility on the freeway through Millard County.
By Sean P. Means | July 26, 2021, 1:05 a.m. | Updated: 1:25 a.m.
At least seven people were killed in a multiple-vehicle crash near Kanosh on Sunday, as drivers were blinded by a sandstorm.
The Utah Highway Patrol reported that several people were taken to area hospitals Sunday in critical condition after the series of crashes — which involved at least 20 vehicles.
The collisions happened about 4:30 p.m. on Interstate 15 near milepost 152, between the Meadow and Kanosh exits in Millard County, about 150 miles south of Salt Lake City.
The crashes happened, UHP officials said, when high winds kicked up sand or dust, which impaired drivers’ visibility on the highway.
Traffic was halted in the southbound side of the interstate; on Sunday evening, UHP reported it expected to keep the lanes closed for several hours while it investigated the accident. Motorists diverted at the Meadow exit into Meadow and south on State Route 133 into Kanosh. Traffic was getting back onto I-15 at the Kanosh onramp.
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This is a developing story, and will be updated Monday morning.
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