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TOOELE — One person is dead and two others were injured after a crash on state Route 36 north of Tooele, officials said.
The crash took place near exit 99 on I-80 about 3:19 p.m., according to Utah Department of Transportation officials.
A Jeep was traveling south on S.R. 36 at milepost 66, near I-80 exit 99, UHP officials said on the agency's website. The driver tried to make a lane change, but hit a Hyundai Elantra and then lost control, UHP said.
The Jeep then crossed into the northbound lanes and hit a Honda Civic head-on, UHP said.
The driver of the Honda had fatal injuries, according to UHP. The driver and the passenger in the Jeep were taken to a hospital via a medical helicopter, the agency's website said. Their conditions were not immediately available.
The crash caused delays on I-80 and state Route 201, officials said. Exit 99 is closed to east- and westbound I-80 traffic, according to the KSL Traffic Center.
Update: #EmergencyTraffic NB/SB Main Street/SR-36 reduced to 1 lane near I-80 Jct. Significant delays still possible. WB I-80 delays con't from Saltair to Exit 99/Lake Point Tooele Co. @kslnewsradiopic.twitter.com/olgvIK1SfV
— Rikki Meece (@KSLRikki) September 27, 2018
Traffic on S.R. 36 was being routed through Grantsville while the exit is closed, according to a tweet from the North Tooele Fire District.
UDOT officials were estimating the crash scene would be cleared by about 8 p.m.
No additional information about the crash was immediately available.
Editor's note: UHP officials initially said the driver of the Jeep died in the crash, but later said the Honda driver died. This story has been updated to correct that detail.
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