Two people were killed in a crash on a highway west of Utah Lake Saturday afternoon.
Utah Highway Patrol announced around 2:15 p.m. that troopers were at the scene of a double-fatal accident on State Route 68 .
The crash reportedly occurred near mile marker 12, which is near the southwest side of the lake between Saratoga Springs and Goshen.The accident is still being investigated, but Gurney said it appeared one car went off the road, then overcorrected into oncoming traffic where it crashed into another car.
Two people from one of the vehicles died from their injuries; some occupants of the other were injured but are expected to recover. It was not immediately known which car the deceased victims were in or whether seat belts were worn. Gurney said speed is being investigated as a possible factor in the crash. They do not expect any intoxication but said that will be confirmed during the full investigation.All traffic was diverted from the highway for some time due to the crash response and investigation.
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