A bus in Utah flipped on its side during a snowstorm, injuring 22 riders (Picture: Utah DPS)
A total of 22 people were injured in a bus crash after a massive snowstorm blanketed a large portion of the Rocky Mountain states on Monday morning.
The bus overturned on Interstate-84 near Tremonton, Utah around 4.30am. It had been traveling from Boise, Idaho to Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Utah Highway Patrol said crash was caused by winter storm and slick road conditions. ‘As the bus was changing lanes to the left, and the driver lost control,’ the Utah officers stated. ‘The bus slid off the road to the right and overturned onto its side off of the right shoulder.’
The bus was carrying 33 passengers and the driver. A total of 22 were hurt in the crash, including 2 that were hospitalized in critical condition.
A California Highway Patrol officer assists a driver on Highway 2 near Wrightwood (Picture: Getty Images)
The storm blew across the Rocky Mountains on Monday as it blanketed much of the West Coast with ice and snow, including parts of drought-stricken California.
Heavy snowfall in the Sierra Nevada brought about 3-4 feet of snow in and around the area of Lake Tahoe.
The California Department of Transit also closed down about 70 miles of Interstate-80 between the towns of Truckee and Kingvale due to road conditions and near-zero visibility.
Some parts of California saw about 3-4 feet of snow over the weekend (Picture: Getty Images)
Other parts of the state saw rainfall, including the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles.
Meanwhile, blizzard and winter storm conditions are set to continue as the storm makes its way across the continental US throughout the week.
The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for Tuesday across the Great Plains, including Wyoming, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Colorado.
A man puts snow chains on his vehicle during heavy snowfall in California (Picture: Getty Images)
A storm qualifies as a blizzard if it sustains wind speeds of at least 35 miles per hour while snowing.
Other parts of the Upper Midwest, including most of North Dakota and Minnesota, are expected to see severe winter storms and ice storms.
Elsewhere in the country, meteorologists warned of an increased risk of tornadoes developing from the storm in an area centered around Natchitoches, Louisiana.
The NWS is warning people in this area, which includes parts of Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, to prepare for severe wind and hail on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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The storm blew across the Rocky Mountains on Monday as it blanketed much of the West Coast with ice and snow, including parts of drought-stricken California.
