MAGNA, Utah — Six people were killed, including four children, and three people were seriously injured when two cars collided early Saturday in the Salt Lake City suburb of Magna, authorities said.
A Dodge Stratus carrying two adults and five children was trying to make a left turn when it collided with a Mercury Sable carrying an adult and a teen, the Utah Highway Patrol reported.
Patrol Sgt. Jeff Nigbur said six of the seven people in the Dodge were killed. The only survivor, a young child, was in critical condition at Primary Children’s Medical Center.
The two people in the Mercury were taken to University of Utah Hospital, where they were in serious condition.
“At this point, all three have serious injuries but do not appear to be life-threatening,” UHP spokesman Brian Hyer told the Deseret News.
The names of the victims were not immediately released.
The Mercury was traveling more than 60 mph when it struck the Dodge about 1 a.m., Nigbur said. Two children were ejected from the Dodge, which was turning from State Road 202 onto State Road 201.
The Highway Patrol said it was unclear why the accident happened or who was at fault.
