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A woman was confirmed dead at the scene of a two-car crash on the Orem Center Street on-ramp to northbound Interstate 15 late Monday morning.
Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Todd Royce said the crash, reported just before 11 a.m., came at about the same time 17 vehicles collided at the Provo Center Street on-ramp to northbound I-15.
There were no immediate reports of life-threatening injuries in that crash, Royce said.
In the Orem crash, troopers initially reported that the 37-year-old victim's car had stalled before being rear-ended by a semi-trailer rig. The woman, whose identity was withheld pending notification of family, died shortly after arrival at the hospital.
Both accidents remained under investigation, but troopers noted that the snowy weather may have contributed to the crashes.
Northbound I-15 from University Avenue in Provo to 8th North in Orem was closed for about two hours as wreckage was cleared.
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