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Pickup truck strikes, kills two 13-year-old teens riding electric scooter

Pickup truck strikes, kills, two 13-year-old teens riding electronic scooter
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SYRACUSE, Utah — Two teens were killed after a pickup truck struck both while they were riding an electric scooter in Syracuse on Wednesday afternoon.

Police responded just after 1 p.m. to a collision involving the truck and scooter at the intersection of Banbury Drive and Heritage Parkway.

According to investigators, it's believed the truck was towing a trailer and traveling south on Banbury Drive at the same time that the scooter, carrying the two 13-year-old girls, was traveling west on Heritage Parkway.

A collision occurred in the intersection, and both juveniles were pronounced deceased due to the severity of their injuries.

The adult male driver of the pickup truck remained at the scene and was cooperating with police.