Five people killed in multi-car crash on US 6

PRICE – Five people were killed in a serious accident between two passenger cars, a semi-trailer and an off-road vehicle on Thursday afternoon.

According to the Utah Highway Patrol, the accident occurred on US 6 at milepost 235 and left one lane open to both directions for several hours.

UHP said a silver SUV on Spring Glen Rd attempted to travel eastbound on US 6. The SUV attempted to enter the acceleration lane, but “exceeded the acceleration lane” and entered the path of an eastbound tractor-trailer with two trailers.

According to UHP, the driver of the tractor-trailer attempted to avoid the SUV but lost control and entered westbound traffic. The tractor-trailer struck a westbound Nissan SUV, sending it off the road and into a rocky embankment.

UHP reported that an ATV with a driver was also traveling westbound and was struck by the tractor-trailer and SUV.

According to UHP, the accident killed the four occupants of the Nissan and the driver of the ATV. The driver of the silver SUV was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.

This is breaking news and may be updated as more information becomes available.