BLOOMINGTON — The Brigham Road off-ramp from south Interstate 15 was closed off for more than an hour early Tuesday afternoon after a semitrailer with a flatbed holding a boom lift tipped over at the Pioneer Avenue roundabout in Bloomington.
St. George Fire and Police responded shortly after 12:30 p.m. to find the semi and flatbed tipped on their side, with the boom lift and debris spilled onto the side of the roundabout just before it turns to East Brigham Road.
Firefighters on the scene said no one was hurt.
Part of the boom lift, which is a crane with a platform at the top, was broken off. Other cranes were brought in to right the semi, flatbed and the boom lift. Police blocked off Exit 4 on I-15 during the clean-up operation.
The scene was cleared by 2 p.m. and the off-ramp was reopened about 10 minutes later.
Firefighters told St. George News that a rear tire on the flatbed blew as the semi was turning in the roundabout.
Officer Tiffany Mitchell with the St. George Police Department said excessive speeds may have also been involved.
“The driver hasn’t been cited, but will be for too fast for conditions,” Mitchell said.
At the scene, several tire tracks could be seen going off the roundabout and leaving tire depressions in the dirt.
This report is based on information provided by law enforcement and may not contain the full scope of findings.
Photo Gallery
Flatbed and semitractor with equipment tipped over at the Bloomington roundabout, St. George, Utah, Sept. 14, 2021 | Photo by Joseph Witham, St. George News
A clean-up crew lifts a boom lift after it was on a flatbed truck that tipped over in the Bloomington roundabout, St. George, Utah, Sept. 14, 2021 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
A clean-up crew lifts a boom lift after it was on a flatbed truck that tipped over in the Bloomington roundabout, St. George, Utah, Sept. 14, 2021 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
Tire tracks can be seen going from the pavement to the dirt after a flatbed and semitractor with equipment tipped over at the Bloomington roundabout, St. George, Utah, Sept. 14, 2021 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
A boom lift is seen tipped over after it was on a flatbed truck that spilled in the Bloomington roundabout, St. George, Utah, Sept. 14, 2021 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
A boom lift is seen tipped over after it was on a flatbed truck that spilled in the Bloomington roundabout, St. George, Utah, Sept. 14, 2021 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
A boom lift is seen tipped over after it was on a flatbed truck that spilled in the Bloomington roundabout, St. George, Utah, Sept. 14, 2021 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
A boom lift is seen tipped over after it was on a flatbed truck that spilled in the Bloomington roundabout, St. George, Utah, Sept. 14, 2021 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
A clean-up crew lifts a flatbed after it and a semitractor tipped over in the Bloomington roundabout, St. George, Utah, Sept. 14, 2021 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News
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Chris Reed serves as a reporter for St. George News, where he has been honored with several awards from the Society of Professional Journalists for his work, including first-place accolades. He started his journalism career as a sports reporter and editor in Southern California where he once compared shoe sizes with Shaquille O'Neal and exchanged mix tapes with members of the Los Angeles Kings. After growing up in the San Fernando Valley learning karate skills from Mr. Miyagi and spending a decade in Las Vegas mostly avoiding the casinos, he came to St. George for love and married his soulmate, a lifetime Southern Utah resident. He is the proud father of two boys, his youngest a champion against both autism and Type 1 diabetes.