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PARAGONAH, Iron County — A 24-year-old man is dead after his truck overturned on state Route 20 Wednesday morning.
The 6:20 a.m. crash happened roughly 8 miles east of S.R. 20's junction with I-15. A westbound commercial box truck drifted off to the right side of the roadway and overcorrected, causing it to overturn, landing on its side, according to a news release from the Utah Highway Patrol
The driver, who was not wearing his seat belt, was thrown from the truck and was killed in the process, troopers said.
There were no other passengers in the truck, UHP said. The road was closed for approximately 4½ hours while officials cleared the area.
The name of the man has not been released.
