PAYSON, Utah — Two people were killed in an accident on Interstate 15 in Payson on Tuesday afternoon.
Officials confirm the identifies of the victims were 19-year-old Riley Durst from Draper and 50-year-old Christopher Suiter from Santaquin.
Utah Highway Patrol said an SUV was traveling north when, for an unknown reason, it veered across the northbound lanes, went through the cable barrier in the median, and went into the southbound lanes of I-15.
The SUV collided head-on with a Jeep. Both drivers, who were the only occupants, died at the scene. Their identities have not been released.
Two other vehicles crashed into the debris of the initial accident, but no one was seriously injured from that.
All southbound lanes of I-15 were closed for several hours, with vehicles being diverted off at exit 253. It was reopened around 10 p.m.
