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MIDVALE — Southbound I-15 lanes have reopened at 6800 South in Midvale after multiple crashes caused delays in the area, authorities say.
The Utah Department of Transportation reported the crash just after 7:30 a.m. Thursday. As of 10:30 a.m., the area was fully cleared, according to the KSL Traffic Center.
Traffic quickly slowed near 7200 South and a box truck rear-ended a flatbed semitruck, causing the box truck to overturn on its side and into another vehicle, UHP said. Three other cars were involved in the incident, the agency added.
A male driver, who was the only person in the box truck, was taken to Intermountain Medical Center in critical condition, the agency said. A second male driver of a separate vehicle was also transported to Intermountain Medical Center in serious condition.
Rollover crash I-15 SB approaching 7200 South in Midvale. ALL lanes CLOSED backing traffic to 4500 South in Murray and on the I-215 Freeway. pic.twitter.com/sIVEGAx8CM
— Heather Kelly (@KSLHeatherKelly) January 23, 2020
Traffic was briefly being diverted to I-215 after that crash, according to UDOT.
A second crash with injuries occurred on southbound I-15 at 4500 South, according to UHP. Eastbound and westbound lanes on I-215, as well as lanes on southbound I-15, were affected by that crash, the agency said.
We are on scene of a minor injury crash on SB I-15 at 6800 South in Midvale. We've had a secondary injury crash on SB I-15 at 4500 S. EB and WB I-215 are affected as is SB I-15. Expect delays in the area as one of the vehicles involved is an overturned box truck.
— Utah Highway Patrol (@UTHighwayPatrol) January 23, 2020
UHP did not provide any further information about the circumstances of the second crash.
The second crash was blocking four lanes of southbound I-15 near 4000 South, according to UDOT, but was cleared as of 10:30 a.m.