A single-vehicle accident on Main Street in Grantsville on Sunday sent both occupants to the hospital, according to the Grantsville City Police Department.
Officers were dispatched to the crash at the intersection of Main Street and Orchard Lane at 3:20 p.m., police said. Initial reports said the accident was an auto-pedestrian accident but subsequent interviews with witnesses determined the two injured parties were occupants of the vehicle.
The male driver was heading westbound on Main Street when the truck veered into eastbound traffic, police said. The vehicle crossed the lanes of oncoming traffic before crashing into a tree, ejecting the female passenger. Grantsville City police do not believe the driver or passenger were wearing seat belts.
The driver and passenger, who were not identified by police, were transported by medical helicopter to a Salt Lake area hospital in critical condition, according to Grantsville City police. As of Tuesday morning, both victims were still hospitalized but in stable condition, according to Grantsville City Police Officer Alison Peterson.
Both directions of travel were closed for an hour while two medical helicopters were landed on Main Street, Peterson said. The eastbound lane remained closed for an additional hour during the cleanup and investigation of the accident.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation.