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1 person dead after collision on SR-56

Utah Channel 3

CEDAR CITY — One person is dead after a collision Tuesday morning at the intersection of state Route 56 and Iron Springs Road.

Scene of a fatal two-vehicle collision at the intersection of SR-56 and Iron Springs Road near Cedar City, Utah, April 28, 2020 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News

Utah Highway Patrol Sergeant Ryan Bauer told Cedar City News that just before 7 a.m., the driver of a black Mitsubishi convertible was attempting to make a left turn onto SR-56 eastbound from Iron Springs Road and turned in front of oncoming westbound traffic.

Bauer said a high-profile vehicle traveling west on SR-56 was making a right turn onto Iron Springs Road at the time of the incident, and a white Ford F-350 pickup pulling a trailer was also traveling west behind it.

“The high-profile vehicle makes a right-hand turn, the black vehicle starts to pull out as the truck’s making the right-hand turn and pulls right in front of the other truck,” Bauer said.

The driver of the Mitsubishi died as a result of the collision. There were no other injuries reported, and at the time of this report, no further details were made available.

This is a developing story.

Cedar City News reporter Jeff Richards contributed to this story.

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