SALT LAKE CITY,UT : Boy Scout leader killed, Scouts hurt in highway crash on July, Sunday 2nd 2017

A Boy Scout leader is dead and several scouts are injured following a crash in central Utah.

The Utah Highway Patrol says the 78-year-old leader was driving with another leader and five boys on Saturday when the camp trailer hitched to their sport-utility vehicle began to sway on Interstate 15.

Authorities say the Ford Excursion detached from the trailer and crashed near Scipio, rolling several times.

The driver was wearing a seatbelt, but suffered major injuries and died at the scene. One Boy Scout who wasn’t wearing a seatbelt was thrown from the SUV and suffered minor injuries. The other leader was hospitalized with neck injuries. The other boys were all wearing seatbelts and had minor injuries.

The man’s name was not immediately released.


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Boy Scout leader killed, Scouts hurt in highway crash