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JENSEN, Uintah County — A Vernal man has died after colliding with a backhoe on the highway between Vernal and Jensen on Saturday, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.

Troopers say a John Deere backhoe and an escort pickup truck were traveling east on U.S. 40 at about 5:35 p.m. on Saturday and attempted to turn left. A gray Toyota Camry was also traveling east and attempted to pass the vehicles "in a no-passing zone," according to troopers, and collided with the bucket of the backhoe, which then overturned.

The driver of the Camry, Cody Mitchell Chupp, 37, of Vernal, was taken to a local hospital and then transported to Salt Lake City via medical helicopter, where he later died. The backhoe driver suffered minor injuries.

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