COVE FORT, Utah — A wrong-way driver on Interstate 15 caused a crash that killed two people, including one juvenile, and closed the northbound lanes of the highway near Cove Fort early Thursday.
The crash occurred around 5:15 a.m. on northbound I-15 at milepost 132 near the I-70 interchange.
Utah Highway Patrol said a Toyota Corolla was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes when it struck a Dodge truck head-on.
The adult driver of the Toyota and a juvenile in the Dodge were killed in the crash, while the Dodge driver and two other juveniles were transported to different hospitals with serious injuries.
According to the UHP, everyone in both vehicles appeared to be wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash.
The highway was fully reopened to traffic at 11:35 a.m.
