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Utah highway crash leaves four dead and four injured Utah highway crash leaves four dead and four injured
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Authorities say four people have died and four more have been injured in a van rollover crash on Interstate 70, about 30 miles west of the Colorado border. A minivan carrying nine people rolled and crashed early Friday on Utah's main east-west highway near the Colorado border, killing four people and injuring four others.
Police are investigating whether the van was involved in human smuggling. They are searching for one person who was in the van, but ran off after the Friday morning crash. Police were investigating whether the vehicle was involved in human smuggling. They were searching for one person who was in the van but ran off after the wreck on Interstate 70 about 30 miles from the Colorado line.
The accident happened at about 4.30am and closed the highway Friday morning. Authorities said four passengers were thrown from the 1999 Toyota Sienna as it rolled down the middle of I-70 at about 4.30 am, authorities said. It was unclear whether they were the four who died.
Authorities believe no other vehicles were involved, said Utah Highway Patrol Sgt Todd Royce. They believe the van's passengers don't speak English, Royce said. Investigators don't know what caused the crash, but they believe no other vehicles were involved, Utah highway patrol Sgt Todd Royce said.
Royce added that police don't know how old the passengers were, where they were from or who was driving the van. Photos released by authorities show a smashed windshield and right door, and at least one missing wheel.
Emergency crews brought the injured people to St Mary's Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Grand Junction, Colorado. Police were still investigating and did not yet know how old the passengers were, where they were from or who was driving the minivan. The survivors apparently do not speak English, Royce said.
Their injuries range from serious to critical, Royce said. Emergency crews brought the hurt passengers to St Mary's Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Grand Junction, Colorado. Their injuries ranged from serious to critical, Royce said.
The crash shut down the interstate, backing up eastbound traffic for 5 miles, Utah Department of Transportation spokesman John Gleason said.
Gleason said traffic was flowing normally at about 10.15 am, approximately an hour after officials reopened one eastbound lane.