Crash in Tooele blocks traffic for an hour

Jul 6, 2023, 9:22 PM | Updated: 9:42 pm

An accident sent several people to the hospital Thursday night in Tooele. (Utah Highway Patrol)

(Utah Highway Patrol)

BY CIMARON NEUGEBAUER

KSLTV.com

TOOELE, Utah — A car crash sent several people to the hospital Thursday night in Tooele.

A car and a truck crashed on State Road 112, near mile marker 7, at approximately 6:30 p.m.

An accident sent several people to the hospital Thursday night in Tooele.

A crash sent several people to the hospital Thursday night in Tooele. (Utah Highway Patrol)

One person was trapped in a vehicle and two people had difficulty breathing. Both lanes of traffic were initially blocked as occupants were extricated from a vehicle, according to Tooele County Lieutenant Colby Bentley.

Traffic was blocked in the area for around one hour.

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