The crash occurred on Jan. 5, 2020, around milepost 255 on Interstate 80 near Elk Mountain.

Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the area around 6:19 a.m. for the collision of a 2020 Kenworth Conventional commercial vehicle, which was traveling westbound on I-80. The Kenworth exited the left side of the roadway and collided with the bridge support structure in the median.

The driver of the Kenworth has been identified as Pawandeep Singh, 23, of Brampton, Canada. Singh, who was wearing his seat belt, was transported to the Memorial Hospital of Carbon County for injuries sustained in the crash.

The passenger has been identified as Canada resident Simon Bansal, 21. It is unknown if Bansal was wearing his seat belt. Bansal succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the crash.

This is the first fatality on Wyoming’s roadways in 2020, compared to 3 in 2019, 0 in 2018, and 0 in 2017 to date.