Interstate 80 closes near Silver Creek after oil tanker overturns in wildlife collision
- Kelsey Miklavcic
- Jun 19
- 1 min read
Updated: Jun 22
The Park Record
June 19, 2025
A semi-truck hauling oil tanks lost control on Interstate 80 after another vehicle hit an elk early Thursday morning, sending one person to the hospital with critical injuries and shutting down the highway for multiple hours.
Utah Highway Patrol officials said the accident happened around 5 a.m. between the Kimball Junction and U.S. 40 interchange. A driver in a Buick SUV collided with an elk, pulled over and parked on the right shoulder. A second vehicle hit the elk’s carcass and stopped on the left shoulder.
