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10-year-old girl airlifted to hospital, 4 others injured after crash in Draper

Posted at 8:12 PM, Oct 12, 2016
and last updated 2016-10-12 22:12:26-04
Image courtesy Draper City PD.

Image courtesy Draper City PD.

DRAPER, Utah — A 10-year-old girl who was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in Draper was flown to a hospital Wednesday night, and four other people were taken to hospitals with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.

Sgt. Chad Carpenter with the Draper Police Department said a vehicle crossed the center line and struck another vehicle in the area of Traverse Ridge Road and 700 East.

Fox 13 News first heard report of the crash just before 7 p.m.

A 10-year-old girl was flown to Primary Children’s Hospital in serious condition. Two adults and and two children, ages 9 and 6, were taken to hospitals via ambulance with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.

Traffic was reduced to one lane in each direction on Traverse Ridge Road as a result of the crash.