One person was critically injured and another seriously injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 15 in Washington, in southern Utah, on Thursday evening, October 22, FOX 13 reported.
Source: FOX 13 via Utah News
Officials said an SUV travelling southbound on I-15 collided head-on, near mile marker 13, with a vehicle travelling northbound, according to the FOX 13 report. The crash briefly closed the freeway on Thursday afternoon and evening.
Source: FOX 13 via Utah News
KUTV reported that northbound I-15 was closed at Washington Parkway because of the crash, and St. George News reported an updated advisory that authorities were diverting northbound traffic off the highway at Exit 13 and back on again — the same mile-marker area as the reported collision.
Source: KUTV / St. George News via Roadnow I-15 news listing
Location: Interstate 15 near mile marker 13 / Exit 13, Washington, Utah. Reported by FOX 13: one person critically injured, one seriously injured, after a southbound SUV collided head-on with a northbound vehicle. Closure: northbound I-15 at Washington Parkway, traffic diverted at Exit 13 (KUTV / St. George News). No names have been released in the reports cited.
No names, ages or vehicle details beyond the SUV have been released in the reports cited, and no cause has been given. Drivers and truckers using I-15 through Washington County — a main corridor between Las Vegas and Salt Lake City — should check Utah traffic advisories before travelling, as closures around a serious-injury investigation can change quickly.