KANOSH, Millard County, UTAH — A sandstorm in Millard County led to 8 fatalities, including four children, and various injured motorists in a series of crashes Sunday afternoon west of Kanosh. Several people were transported to area hospitals in critical condition.
The Utah Highway Patrol says that 20 vehicles were involved in Sunday’s crashes after high winds caused a sand or dust storm and impaired visibility on the roadway.
The crash happened just before 5 p.m. on Interstate 15 near milepost 152, between the Meadow and Kanosh exits. Southbound traffic in the area was shut down.
“I can’t remember in recent memory of (a crash) being this large, with this many vehicles and this many fatalities,” Highway Patrol Sergeant Cameron Rhoden told KUTV.
“We have vehicles all over. Several vehicles tried to swerve off the roadway. We have vehicles that are flipped up on their sides,” Rhoden added. “One of the vehicles that was pulling a trailer, the trailer has pretty much completely been destroyed and is on the freeway.”
The Utah Highway Patrol summoned troopers from Richfield and Beaver to assist. Multiple ground and air ambulances also responded to transport victims.
No names of victims were released.
