Eleven people were transported for injuries following an accident in Spanish Fork Canyon on Tuesday evening. The incident occurred at mile post 183, one mile west of Diamond Fork Road, around 8 p.m.
According to the Utah Highway Patrol, the accident occurred when a minivan, carrying two occupants, attempted to make a U-turn on the highway. The driver of the minivan did not see an oncoming 15-passenger van, carrying 10 occupants, and the two vehicles collided.
Sgt. Nick Street with the Utah Highway Patrol said that one teenage female from the 15-passenger van was transported by helicopter in serious condition. The other occupants of the van as well as one occupant of the minivan also received medical attention for non-life threatening injuries.
The canyon was temporarily closed while crews were on scene. Approximately one hour after the accident, the highway opened to alternating traffic before opening completely in both directions around 11 p.m.
