SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah — One person was killed early Saturday after a semi truck crashed on Interstate 80 in Lamb's Canyon, causing the highway to be shut down.
The Utah Highway Patrol said the semi was towing a 53-foot trailer and lost control at 4:30 a.m., impacting a concrete barrier while heading westbound.
A passenger in the semi was ejected from the truck and died at the scene, while the driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
The semi detached from the trailer and rolled down an embankment as the trailer remained on the highway and blocked all westbound lanes.
During the shutdown, traffic was diverted off I-80 at the Lamb's Canyon exit before being redirected onto the highway.
