Two in car killed in crash after motorist failed to yield to semi truck, Utah DPS says

Two people were killed this week in a multi-vehicle crash involving a semi truck in Big Water, Utah, according to state officials.

The crash occurred at 4:40 p.m. on October 1, 2025, as a semi truck was southbound and a pickup hauling a boat was northbound on US-89.

“A passenger car was on the east side of the highway on a cross street waiting to cross the highway to the West. The passenger car failed to yield the right of way to the semi and attempted to cross in front of it. The semi locked its brakes but struck the passenger car sending it into the northbound lane where it was struck in a T-bone manner on the passenger side by the pickup,” said the Utah Department of Public Safety (DPS).

The occupants of the car, a 28 year old female and a 29 year old female, both from China, were pronounced dead at the scene.

All five people in the pickup truck were transported to a hospital for observation but were cleared and released.

The semi truck driver was not hurt.

The incident closed US-89 for several hours.