Vehicle pile up during Utah Sandstorm kills seven

Photo: Utah Department of Public Safety

Seven people died and several were critically injured in a car pileup which was caused due to the sand storm in Utah.

The pileup involved 20 vehicles and the incident occurred on Sunday evening on I-15 near Kanosh.

Several people were critically injured in the crash.

Authorities did not specify how many people were injured but noted more people could die.

"It appears that 20 vehicles were involved in Sunday's crashes after high winds caused a sand or dust storm and impaired visibility on the roadway," the Utah Department of Public Service (DPS) said in a news release. "The Utah Highway Patrol summoned troopers from Richfield and Beaver to assist. Multiple ground and air ambulances also responded to transport victims."

Publish : 2021-07-26 12:51:00

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