Two People Are Dead In Collision Near Heber City

(Heber City, UT) — Two are dead, including a toddler, following a collision Tuesday that happened northwest of the Strawberry Reservoir. Utah Highway Patrol says a pickup truck and a Volkswagen Passat were traveling in opposite directions on U.S. 40 at about 2:40 p.m. Troopers investigating the collision say the woman driver of the Passat crossed over the center line, colliding with the truck. The Passat driver and a three-year-old girl who was a passenger were pronounced dead at the scene. Two other children were airlifted to a hospital with serious injuries. The truck driver and a passenger were taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. U.S. 40 was closed for several hours during the clean-up and investigation.