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BOUNTIFUL — A head-on collision in Bountiful killed a man and closed a road for several hours Monday morning.
The accident occurred just before 12 p.m. near 500 West and 400 North, according to Bountiful police. The driver of a silver BMW was heading south on 500 West when the driver went into northbound lanes and collided head-on with a Dodge pickup truck, police said.
The 64-year-old male driver of the BMW died at the scene of the accident. The 37-year-old driver of the pickup truck was transported to Lakeview Hospital with minor injuries.
Multiple witnesses reported seeing the BMW traveling southbound on I-15 at a high rate of speed and weaving through traffic, police said. When the driver of the BMW exited the freeway onto southbound 500 West, police said he collided with a concrete barrier. Then the driver continued heading south for about .25 miles until he hit the Dodge pickup truck.
All lanes on 400 North were closed for several hours during the investigation and cleanup, according to the Utah Department of Public Transportation. The road was reopened around 3:30 p.m.
The investigation is ongoing and the name of the victim has not been released pending notification of family. Police said drugs and alcohol were not believed to be factors and investigators were looking at whether the man had suffered any type of medical condition while driving.
Contributing: Pat Reavy
