5 hospitalized after semitruck leaves roadway, crashes into Utah home

Utah troopers say five people were taken to a hospital after a semitruck hauling crude oil crashed into a home in Wellington, Utah Monday morning. WELLINGTON, Utah (KSL.com) — Five people were taken to a hospital after a semitruck hauling crude oil crashed into a Utah home Monday morning. Emergency crews responded to a report of a vehicle that had crashed into a home near 900 East and Main Street in Wellington, Utah, shortly before 6:30 a.m. Utah Highway Patrol troopers say the truck hauling the tank trailer was traveling east on U.S. 6, which is Main Street in the city, when — for an unknown reason — it veered to the right and off the roadway. The truck crashed into six vehicles parked at an auto repair shop before hitting a utility pole, a fire hydrant and fencing. It then went through an open field before crashing into the home, troopers said. Three people were inside the home at the time of the crash, two of whom — a man and woman whose ages were not released — were struck by the truck, according to UHP. Troopers said they were both transported by ambulance before being flown by medical helicopter to another hospital. Their conditions were not immediately released. A 12-year-old boy who was asleep in his bed at the time of the crash was also transported to a hospital, but authorities say he was not injured in the crash. Two people inside the truck were also transported to a hospital with injuries ranging from serious to critical, troopers added. Their names and ages were not released, either. The crash remains under investigation. Wellington police and firefighters, as well as first responders from Price and Carbon County, assisted in the emergency response. Rocky Mountain Power and Enbridge Gas Company crews were also called out to the scene. Utah troopers say five people were taken to a hospital after a semitruck hauling crude oil crashed into a home in Wellington, Utah Monday morning. | Utah Highway Patrol The post 5 hospitalized after semitruck leaves roadway, crashes into Utah home appeared first on East Idaho News.
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