Four Minnesotans are killed in a crash Thursday in Utah after a tractor-trailer lost control

PRICE, Utah (FOX 9) – A crash in Utah involving a semi-truck killed five people Thursday, including four people from Minnesota who were in the same SUV.

What we know

A press release from the Utah Department of Public Safety (DPS) states that the accident occurred on US Highway 6 at milepost 235.

A silver SUV was stopped on Spring Glen Road and attempted to move into the speeding lane to travel east on Highway 6 in Price.

The silver SUV reportedly “overshot the acceleration lane” and entered a lane occupied by a tractor-trailer pulling double trailers, according to Utah Traffic Patrol.

As the truck driver attempted to avoid the silver SUV, the driver lost control and veered left into westbound traffic.

A Nissan Rogue with four people from Minnesota was then struck by the tractor-trailer and thrown off the road into a rocky embankment.

The four people from Minnesota in the Nissan were pronounced dead at the scene.

The Minnesota residents are Sang Her, 56, of Brooklyn Center, Lee Thao, 38, of Brooklyn Center, Bee Moua, 26, of St. Paul, and Mai Lor, 25, of St. Paul.

A fifth person, Gustavo Mendoza, 35, of Helper, Utah, was fatally struck by the colliding tractor-trailer and Nissan while riding a Honda ATV on the side of the road.

The driver of the semi-truck and silver SUV reportedly suffered minor injuries and was treated at a local hospital.

Photos of the aftermath of the accident can be viewed below:

What we don’t know

No criminal charges were announced.