A fatal accident on Highway 6 involved a motorcycle and semi. According to the Utah Highway Patrol, on Wednesday, May 21st, at about 12:30 pm, a BMW cross country motorcycle was traveling westbound on US-6 east of Price on a steep uphill grade. Ahead of the motorcycle was a semi tractor pulling a tanker trailer with its hazard lights on due to its slow speed as it pulled up the grade. The Motorcycle failed to recognize the slower speed of the semi and crashed into the back of the trailer. Another vehicle was driving past the motorcycle and the semi at the time of the collision and sustained minor damage from the debris. The rider of the BMW was a 57-year-old male from the Netherlands. The driver of the semi was unhurt. Initially it was thought the tanker was leaking hazardous material, but it seems that it was oil and gas from the motorcycle. The weather was clear and dry with no visual obstructions at the location of the crash. The Westbound lane was shut down for about an hour before one lane was opened while Eastbound remained open.
