SEVIER COUNTY, Utah — Two people were killed when a Volkswagen Beetle struck the rear of a semi truck on Sunday evening in Utah.
Utah’s Department of Public Safety stated in a release that at 6:08 p.m. Sunday, a semi truck pulling a 48-foot dry-van trailer was stationary on the shoulder of I-70 near milepost 77.
While the semi truck was stopped, the trailer was struck from behind by a Volkswagen Beetle. The Volkswagen was occupied by a male and a female, both of whom sustained fatal injuries at impact. The driver of the semi truck was uninjured.
The cause of the crash is unknown and remains under investigation.
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