Teenager dies in motorcycle accident in Zion National Park

SPRINGVILLE, Utah — A 19-year-old died in a motorcycle accident in the Zion-Mt. Carmel Tunnel on Thursday evening.

Zion National Park officials said they responded to a report of a motorcycle accident in the tunnel. When emergency responders arrived, they began CPR, but the teenager was pronounced dead at the scene.

“All of us at Zion National Park extend our sincere condolences to the family of the deceased for their tragic loss,” Deputy Superintendent Bry Carter said in a written statement.

The park announced that the Utah Highway Patrol and the Utah Office of the Medical Examiner are investigating the fatal accident.

Park officials did not identify the teenager or say whether they had contacted her next of kin.