WASATCH COUNTY, Utah — Two people were killed in a head-on crash between a box truck and a pickup Saturday afternoon near Strawberry Reservoir.
Utah Highway Patrol said the accident happened around 2:30 p.m. on U.S. Highway 40, toward the east end of the reservoir.
An eastbound box truck went off the right side of the road, then over-corrected and crossed the center line into oncoming traffic. UHP said it then collided with a westbound pickup truck.
The two people in the pickup truck died from their injuries. They were identified as Don C. Herbert, 39, and Mitchell Farnsworth, 34.
The driver of the box truck was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
UHP said there was a brief closure to westbound traffic before they set up a process of alternating directions using the eastbound lanes.
