ST. GEORGE — An early morning drive to dance practice landed two teenage siblings in the St. George Regional Hospital. Their small white passenger car rolled Tuesday at 5:45 a.m. and landed in an irrigation ditch.
According to the Iron County Sheriff’s office, the crash was roughly two miles north of Newcastle, Utah, on an unnamed dirt road.
The female driver, age 14, might have overcorrected as driving conditions were dry, Sgt. Caleb Anderson of the Iron County Sheriff’s office, said. Her brother, 12 years old, said he was asleep and woke up on the ground. The male is reported to have a broken femur. The driver’s injuries are unknown.
Anderson said the siblings were lucky to have survived the crash as they were not wearing seatbelts. One of the occupants was transported by Intermountain Life Fligt and the other by Gold Cross Ambulance to St. George Regional Hospital, Anderson said.
This report is based on preliminary information provided by law enforcement and may not contain the full scope of findings.
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