DAVIS COUNTY, Utah — Within a 24-hour span, two separate vehicle fires on I-15 in Davis County have led to drivers being hospitalized with critical injuries.

On Wednesday shortly before 11:30 a.m., a multi-vehicle crash on southbound I-15 caused a dump truck caught fire near 400 North in West Bountiful. Utah Highway Patrol officials said the driver was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

The incident also caused gravel from the truck to spill across the freeway, forcing all southbound lanes to close. The closure was still in effect as of noon. A few northbound lanes are also closed. Traffic is backed up for miles in both directions.

A LIVE view of the scene and resulting traffic can be seen below:

This comes less than a day after another multi-vehicle accident and fire on sout

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