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KANAB — Police have identified a man who was killed in a three-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 89 that injured six others.
Utah Highway Patrol troopers and emergency crews responded to a report of a crash Wednesday evening on the highway about 7 miles south of Mount Carmel Junction.
Troopers said the male driver of a Ford F-150 pickup was traveling south on U.S. 89 when he tried to pass a Kenworth semitruck in front of him; however, the driver didn't have enough space to complete the pass and collided head-on with a Ford Edge traveling in the opposite direction. Both vehicles ended up in the path of the semitruck, which collided with them before going off the road.
The driver of the pickup, identified Sunday as Allen Huntington, 83, of Kanab, was taken to a hospital where he died from his injuries. A passenger in his truck was also hospitalized with "moderate" injuries, troopers said.
All four people inside the Edge were also taken to a hospital, as well. A woman in the front passenger seat and a 10-year-old boy in the second row of the vehicle were each flown, by medical helicopter, in critical condition. The driver of the vehicle and a 15-year-old girl were transported with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
While the driver of the semitruck was not injured, a passenger was also taken to a hospital with "minor to moderate" injuries, the agency added. Names of the driver who died and others who were injured have not been released.
The crash remains under investigation. The highway was closed about three hours late Wednesday, but has since reopened.
