DUCHESNE COUNTY, Utah — Two people died in a head-on collision on US 40 early Monday morning.
At approximately 5:50 a.m., a Kia Soul and a Ford F-150 crashed on Highway 40 between Myton and Roosevelt, according to Utah Highway Patrol.
Investigators reported that the Ford, traveling westbound, crossed the center lane and struck the Kia head-on. The drivers of both vehicles, identified as 67-year-old Michael Huff and 25-year-old Zacarious Crookston, were the sole occupants and were pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities closed the highway for several hours to conduct an investigation, with a reopening expected around noon.
A secondary crash involving two pickup trucks occurred near the initial site, but no injuries were reported.