PRICE, Utah — A crash on US-6 near Price killed five people Thursday afternoon, the Utah Department of Public Safety reported.
According to officials, a silver SUV was stopped on Spring Glen Road to go east on Highway 6, during that attempt, the driver over-accelerated into a different lane that was occupied by a double-cargo semi-truck.
The semi-truck attempted to avoid the incoming collision and lost control, veering into westbound traffic and struck a Nissan SUV, pushing it off the roadway into a rock embankment.
During the crash, another individual, identified as 35-year-old Gustavo Mendoza from Helper, was driving an ATV on the westbound shoulder and was struck and killed during the crash.
Four occupants of the Nissan and the ATV driver were killed in the crash. They have been identified as Sang Her, 56, Lee Thao, 38, Bee Moua, 26, and Mai Lor, 25, all of whom were from Minnesota.
A family member of one of the victims confirms that they were pregnant at the time of the incident.
The driver of the silver SUV was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.
The department said the crash occurred near milepost 235 and that there are heavy delays with only one lane open in both directions.
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