Semi hauling oil smashes into home where 12-year-old slept, Utah officials say

A semi hauling oil crashed into a home in Utah where a child slept, officials said. The 12-year-old boy was in a front room and wasn’t hurt in the May 12 wreck, which happened at about 6:20 a.m., the …

A semi crashed into a home in Utah, officials said.

A semi crashed into a home in Utah, officials said.

Photo from the Utah Department of Public Safety

A semi hauling oil crashed into a home in Utah where a child slept, officials said.

The 12-year-old boy was in a front room and wasn’t hurt in the May 12 wreck, which happened at about 6:20 a.m., the Utah Department of Public Safety said in a news release.

But a man and woman in the home were hit by the truck and seriously injured, officials said.

Officials said the semi, which was hauling a trailer with crude oil, was traveling through Wellington when it left the road, struck six vehicles parked at an auto shop and eventually slammed into the home.

Photos show what appears to be extensive damage to the home, including the cab of the truck peeking out amid broken boards, insulation and other materials.

A semi crashed into a Utah home and two people inside were injured, officials said.
A semi crashed into a Utah home and two people inside were injured, officials said. Photo from the Utah Department of Public Safety

The two people in the truck were taken to a hospital, officials said.

Officials didn’t say what may have caused the wreck.

Wellington is about a 125-mile drive southeast from Salt Lake City.

Sara Schilling

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Sara Schilling covers real-time news for McClatchy. She is a graduate of Seattle Pacific University, where she studied communications and sociology. Previously, she reported for newspapers including the Tri-City Herald and The (Tacoma) News Tribune.

Source: Utah News