Driver dies after fiery crash on I-15 in American Fork

AMERICAN FORK — A driver died from accidents suffered in a fiery crash on I-15 early Sunday morning, authorities say.

Emergency crews acquired a report of a single-vehicle crash on northbound I-15, close to the ramp to Pioneer Crossing, shortly earlier than 1 a.m.

Utah Freeway Patrol troopers say a male, whose title and age weren’t instantly launched, was driving a white Dodge Ram 1500 in second-left land of the freeway when the automobile “drifted proper” and collided with an impression attenuator dividing the freeway and an offramp. The collision precipitated the automobile to erupt in flames.

The pickup truck was “absolutely engulfed” by the point emergency crews arrived, troopers added. Firefighters and paramedics extricated the driving force after placing out the hearth. He was flown by medical helicopter to a close-by hospital in “severe life-threatening situation,” however employees knowledgeable troopers the driving force’s accidents had been “not survivable,” UHP stated.

Troopers stated they don’t seem to be certain why the driving force drifted and the crash stays beneath investigation.

The crash closed northbound I-15 for about two hours whereas visitors was diverted onto 500 East. The closure has since been lifted and all lanes are reopened.