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UPDATE: U.S. Highway 6 is reopen after officials closed the road in both directions for a short period of time. The road was reopened by about 9:45 p.m., according to Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Brady Zaugg.
The male tow truck driver, 27, had broken bones in both legs and a compound fracture to one leg, UHP said Monday morning. The female passenger, 45, in the car that hit the tow truck sustained critical injuries.
SPANISH FORK — Two people were injured, at least one critically, in a crash in Spanish Fork Canyon Sunday.
A car went off U.S. 6 east of Thistle near Sheep Creek Road just after 7 p.m., according to the Utah Highway Patrol. No serious injuries were reported.
A tow truck responded to that crash. While the tow truck driver was out of his vehicle and assisting the motorist that went off the road, another car lost control and hit the tow truck driver just after 8 p.m., the UHP stated.
The man was in critical condition. A woman was also injured, but troopers were not sure if she was the driver of the first car that went off the road or the second. Names and ages of the victims were not immediately available.
Two medical helicopters were called to the scene.