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(KSL News) -- Emergency workers spent the morning trying to free two women involved in a major traffic accident that snarled traffic on I-15.
Two women were injured when their vehicle was sandwiched between a semi and a cargo trailer.
According to the Utah Highway Patrol, around 10:15 am, about a mile south of the University Parkway exit on I-15, an individual lost a barbecue out of a pickup truck. The individual stopped and attempted to retrieve the barbecue. Traffic in the center lane quickly stopped as the individual attempted to retrieve the barbecue.
UHP says five vehicles were involved in the accident. A truck with a camper from Idaho was the first to stop. A motor cargo carrier with three trailers stopped behind the camper. A third vehicle with two female occupants, possibly a red Ford Escort, stopped behind the cargo carrier. A fourth vehicle, a semi carrying potatoes, hit the red vehicle, sandwiching it between the semi and the cargo carrier. A fifth vehicle, another semi, swerved and clipped the rear of the semi carrying potatoes.
The Orem Fire Department was able to extricate the two women. Both were conscious at the time. The passenger was taken by ambulance to the hospital. The driver was transported by medical helicopter.
Sgt. Rich Christianson, Utah Highway Patrol: "We've all seen damage like that, usually they are fatally wounded in those crashes. This vehicle performed extremely well, keeping the passenger compartment intact. Talking to the fire department, I haven't seen that much damage where the victims were conscious."
No word on the condition of either women at this time.
