One person died Thursday afternoon in a wrong-way crash near Needles Overlook south of Moab.
Utah Highway Patrol said around 4:30 p.m., a minivan was driving south on state Route 191 near the Needles Overlook exit area in a construction zone.
For an unknown reason, the car crossed over the center line and collided with a northbound semitruck pulling a trailer, UHP Sgt. Cameron Roden said.
The driver of the minivan was killed in the accident, Rosen said. The victim's identity has not been released.
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The crash is being investigated, and Roden said impairment isn't suspected as a factor.