S. Ogden crash sends five to hospital / Ten people were in van involved in accident at major intersection

SLIDESHOW: South Ogden Crash

SOUTH OGDEN -- At least five people were transported to local hospitals Thursday after a full-size van collided with a Jeep Cherokee at the intersection of Highway 89 and Skyline Drive.

Police said the white van, which was carrying 10 people, was traveling west on Highway 89 around 11 a.m. when it collided with the Jeep carrying four people and attempting a left turn onto Skyline Drive.

South Ogden Police Sgt. Trent Olsen said the force of the collision threw the Jeep into a grassy area east of the road in front of Barnes Banking Company, while the van was flipped over onto the driver's side and spun.

"You're talking about a full-size van," he said. "It weighs a lot more than a small SUV."

The passengers of the white van most likely had to crawl out the back of the vehicle, Olsen said, because they were unable to get out any other way.

One female passenger, about whom police were unable to release any information, was in critical condition upon arriving at a local hospital.

Privacy rules prohibited spokesmen for Ogden Regional Medical Center and McKay-Dee Hospital from making any comment as to whether the accident victims were taken to their facilities. The van had Colorado license plates. Olsen would not say where the van was heading or why it was carrying so many passengers, saying that it wasn't relevant to the accident.

Riverdale, Weber County Sheriff's Office, South Ogden, and Utah Highway Patrol all responded to the accident, which took nearly three hours to clear. Olsen said so many jurisdictions had to respond because of the number of people being treated, and because they were forced to shut down a major intersection to clear and investigate the crash.

The accident remains under investigation. It was not known whether any of the occupants of the two vehicles were wearing seat belts.

Updated 12:24 a.m.

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Six taken to hospital following South Ogden crash

SOUTH OGDEN -- Six people, including one woman in critical condition, were taken to area hospitals following an accident involving a full-size van and Jeep this morning in South Ogden.

The crash occurred at Skyline Drive and State Route Hwy 89 around 11 a.m.

Police say a white van carrying ten people collided with a Jeep Cherokee while traveling west on Hwy 89. The Jeep was reportedly heading east on Hwy 89 and was attempting to make a left turn onto Skyline Drive.

Four people, including a the woman who was critically injured, were occupants in the Jeep. Police are still investigating the crash to figure out who was at fault.