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One dead after wrong-way crash on I-80 near Coalville

A passenger car traveling the wrong way struck a cargo van head-on in Summit County on Thursday, and the van driver was taken for treatment.

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Source / event date: Original report: 2026-10-15T21:47:42.000Z

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One person died Thursday in a wrong-way, head-on collision on Interstate 80 near Coalville in Summit County, FOX 13 News reported. [1]

Officials confirmed to the station that a white passenger car was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes when it collided head-on with a white cargo van at mile marker 161. The passenger car's driver died. The van's driver was taken for treatment of a possible foot or ankle injury. [1]

The cause of the wrong-way driving remains under investigation, according to FOX 13. [1]

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  1. FOX 13 News Utah: One person dead after wrong-way, head-on collision near Coalville

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