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At least 1 person dead after head-on crash in Sanpete County

At least 1 person dead after head-on crash in Sanpete County
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SANPETE COUNTY, Utah — A semi-truck and an SUV collided head-on Thursday afternoon on U.S. Highway 89 in central Utah, causing at least one death.

The Utah Department of Transportation first announced the crash shortly before 2 p.m. It happened near milepost 293, between the towns of Indianola and Fairview.

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Utah Highway Patrol confirmed to FOX 13 News that it was a head-on crash between an SUV and a semi and was fatal. No further information was immediately available.

UDOT said both directions are closed between mileposts 293 and 297. Drivers are advised to use US-6 as an alternate route. UHP said the closure is expected to last several hours.