Tanker filled with oil crashes into Utah home; multiple people hospitalized | News Channel 3-12

Tanker filled with oil crashes into Utah home; multiple people hospitalized

By Jeff Tavss Click here for updates on this story     WELLINGTON, Utah (KSTU) — A tanker filled with crude oil left the road it was traveling in through the town of Wellington early Monday, crashing into a home and sending multiple people to the hospital. Just before 6:30 a.m., the tanker was heading eastbound on State Road 6 through the town when it went off the right side of the road and collided with six vehicles parked outside an auto repai…

Tanker filled with oil crashes into Utah home; multiple people hospitalized | News Channel 3-12

By Jeff Tavss Click here for updates on this story     WELLINGTON, Utah (KSTU) — A tanker filled with crude oil left the road it was traveling in through the town of Wellington early Monday, crashing into a home and sending multiple people to the hospital. Just before 6:30 a.m., the tanker was heading eastbound on State Road 6 through the town when it went off the right side of the road and collided with six vehicles parked outside an auto repai…

Four hospitalized after oil tanker slams through Wellington house, hits elderly residents

WELLINGTON, Utah, May 12, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) — An elderly couple was airlifted to an area hospital after a semi tanker rammed into and almost through their house Monday morning. A juvenile who was sleeping in the front room appeared to be uninjured, but was transported as a precaution. The incident happened at about 6:20 a.m., a Utah Highway Patrol news release says. “A commercial vehicle pulling a tank trailer loaded with crude oil was trave…

Tanker Crashes into House on US-6 in Wellington

On Monday, May 12, 2025, at approximately at 6:10 a.m., a Rhett’s Trucking’s tanker crashed into a house located at 938 US-6 in Wellington. According to the reports, the driver fell asleep at the wheel with one passenger in the sleeping cab. The house was home to grandparents and their grandson. The truck crashed directly into the grandson’s bedroom; however, reports say that for an unknown reason, he decided to sleep on the couch that night. Th…

Five hospitalized after tanker truck plows through 6 parked cars, intersection & ends up buried in side of house

Five people were hospitalized after a tanker truck ended up buried in the side of a house after plowing through a business and an intersection.  The incident happened on Monday morning, May 12th just before 6:20 a.m. in Wellington, Utah.  According to KJZZ 14, a tanker truck loaded with crude oil was driving east on State Route 6 when it veered off of the roadway. The tanker truck then plowed through six vehicles parked at a repair shop and skid…