An Emery County fire chief is dead after a head-on collision two trucks on State Route 6.

The Utah Highway Patrol said Green River Fire Chief Phillip Engleman died yesterday afternoon after his truck crossed the center line into the oncoming lane of traffic. 

The crash happened around 4 p.m. near milepost 294. 

The crash is still under investigation.

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