Five people killed near Newcastle, Utah after two SUVs collide head-on on state route 56

NEWCASTLE, Iron County, Utah — 

Five people are dead after a head-on collision involving two SUVs late Saturday afternoon, officials report.

At around 4:30 p.m., an SUV traveling west on state Route 56 and an SUV heading east crashed into each other just one mile outside of Newcastle, according to the Utah Highway Patrol. One of the vehicles had four occupants, with only one occupant in the other. All five occupants died, UHP said.

Police could not immediately confirm whether the occupants died at the scene or were transported to a hospital and later died from their injuries.

The area near the crash had no cellular service and more information is expected to be released on the collision when troopers who responded to the crash have cell service.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.