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1 dead, another airlifted in fatal Spanish Fork Canyon crash

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UTAH COUNTY, Utah — One driver was killed and another was injured Monday afternoon on Highway 6 in Spanish Fork Canyon.

The fatal incident happened at around 3 p.m. Monday near milepost 191.

The Utah Highway Patrol says it's believed a Saturn passenger car was heading westbound and crossed over into oncoming lanes, crashing into a pickup truck head-on.

The driver of the car died at the scene, while the truck driver was airlifted to a nearby hospital in critical condition.

UHP reported that a witness said they noticed the driver of the passenger car was having trouble staying in their lane prior to the crash.

Both directions of SR-6 were initially closed at mile marker 191. It was fully reopened by 7 p.m.