SALT LAKE CITY — A fatal crash involving a bus full of ROTC Cadets and a wrong-way driver on Interstate 15 in Salt Lake City Thursday morning caused major traffic issues for hours.
Dash cam video below shows wrong-way driver before crash:
I-15 was completely closed shortly after the crash happened at 6:30 a.m. and remained shut down until 10:30 a.m. Roughly four hours after the crash happened, the freeway was partially reopened.
Traffic congestion continued even after the freeway was reopened as side streets and alternate routes saw major backups through the morning commute.
The wrong-way crash happened in the southbound lanes of I-15 at 600 North just before 6:30 a.m.
LIVE: Take a look at the scene from a nearby traffic camera
Utah Highway Patrol reported a pickup truck driving northbound in the southbound lanes hit a military transport bus.
The male adult driver of the pickup truck was initially reported to be in critical condition, however, officials later said he died of his injuries.
VIDEO: Take a look at the crash scene as officials shut down the freeway to investigate
On board the bus were 22 ROTC cadets from Utah State University and one full-service active duty member, UHP reported.
All of the passengers were reported to be in good condition and only one cadet and one senior member were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The bus driver suffered serious injuries in the crash but is expected to survive.
The bus was traveling from Utah State University, headed to Camp Williams for training.
As an investigation is conducted, UHP reports traffic will be shut down for several hours.
Further details about how the pickup truck driver entered the freeway and why they were driving against traffic were not made immediately available.
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