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By Myrna Trauntvein
TN Correspondent

A three-vehicle crash on northbound Interstate 15 in Juab County left one person dead Friday afternoon, according to the Utah Highway Patrol (UHP).

Juab County deputies were called to the crash about 1:48 p.m. near Levan, where the three vehicles collided.

Troopers responded shortly before 2 p.m. to milepost 209 on northbound I-15.

Trooper Davies Sanchez, UHP, said it was a three-vehicle crash.

“Traffic came to a stop in a construction zone, the driver of the blue SUV failed to stop in time and struck the rear end of a white sedan. The blue SUV continued northbound and then sideswiped a black SUV before coming to stop when it crashed into a fence,” Sanchez said.

Northbound I-15 was closed at milepost 206. Traffic was directed to exit and use SR-78 and SR-28 as the alternate route, connecting back with I-15 at milepost 223 at Nephi.

Northbound I-15 was closed near milepost 210, near Levan, due to the crash. Law enforcement had to block the road to land a medical helicopter, said Sanchez.

One person was airlifted from the scene with head injuries and later died, according to UHP. Officials did not identify which vehicle the deceased person occupied.

The name of the victim is being withheld pending notification of next of kin and officials have not released any additional information at this time.