PARAGONAH, Iron County — A 5-year-old girl was killed in a crash on I-15 in southern Utah on Sunday.
About 3:50 p.m., traffic was slowing on I-15 due to debris in the road near the border of Beaver and Iron counties.
“A Mazda CX-9 was in the process of slowing down. A Toyota Tacoma attempted to change lanes but was unable to avoid the Mazda,” according to a statement from the Utah Highway Patrol.
The Mazda was then pushed into the rear of Infiniti QX50. A 5-year-old girl in the Mazda, who was in a child restraint seat, was killed, the UHP stated. No one else in the vehicle suffered serious injuries.
The child’s name has not yet been released.
The freeway was closed for an undisclosed amount of time as emergency crews responded to the incident and troopers conducted an investigation.