Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Fatal Rollover

Practice News Story
Fatal Van Rollover

At about 4 p.m. January 16, 2007 a van carrying ten Utah State students and their instructor rolled on Interstate 84. So far there have been eight fatalities, including the instructor Evan Parker, the other three have been flown to an Ogden hospital, their exact condition is unknown.

The victims were on a field trip for the College of Agriculture to Greenline Implements. Kyle Holden of Greenline Implements was traveling with them in a separate vehicle. Highway patrolman Ed Michaud describes the scene as the "In 15 years of service this is the worst I've seen." The cause of the rollover has been attributed to high velocity and mechanical malfunction, exact cause of the accident is under investigation.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

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