Crash on US 40 leaves two dead, including toddler
Oct 1, 2024, 4:12 PM | Updated: Oct 3, 2024, 4:21 pm
A University of Utah air ambulance responding to a crash on Highway 40. (Terry Kearns)
(Terry Kearns)
UPDATE: The woman killed in the head-on crash has been identified as Norma A. Jones, 35, from Duchesne by the Utah Department of Public Safety. The 3-year-old girl killed is also from Duchesne, but was not identified.
The two boys in the car were taken by air to a hospital and have serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The men in the Dodge had injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
The original story is below.
SALT LAKE CITY — A crash on U.S. Highway 40 has left two people dead, including a woman and a three-year-old girl on Tuesday.
A post on the Utah Department of Transportation’s X account states that the crash occurred at mile 36 of Highway 40, closing the roadway in both directions while first responders managed the incident.
In a statement released by Utah Highway Patrol, a Volkswagen Passat was heading westbound on the highway near milepost 36 at about 2:40 p.m., where it drifted into the opposing lane and was struck by a Dodge Ram head-on.
In the ensuing impact, the woman driving of the Passat was partially ejected, and a 3-year-old girl was fully ejected from the car and both dies. Two other children in that vehicle were flown by air ambulance to an area hospital. All occupants were not wearing their seatbelts, according to the statement.
The occupants of the Dodge truck were restrained in that vehicle, sustaining non-life-threatening injuries. They were transported by ground ambulance to nearby hospitals.
Highway patrol did not release a known cause for the crash, nor did they release the names of anybody involved.
At the time of publishing, the roadway is open to traffic.
