WEST MOUNTAIN, Utah County — A 14-year-old died and five other people were injured on Friday after an off-road vehicle crashed in Utah County.
The crash occurred around 7 p.m. Friday in West Mountain, an area west of Payson. The 14-year-old girl was flown to a hospital in Salt Lake County, according to the Utah Department of Natural Resources.
The girl was announced dead on Sunday, according to the department.
The driver of the off-road vehicle, a 14-year-old boy, was transported to a Utah County hospital and then taken to a Salt Lake County hospital with possibly significant injuries, the department said. Two other female passengers went to Utah County hospitals with injuries not considered life-threatening.
The final two passengers of the vehicle, a boy and a girl, sustained minor injuries and remained at the scene. The department said all of the vehicle's occupants are from Utah County.
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