This drone photo released by the Utah Highway Patrol shows a restaurant that was hit by truck in Wellington, Utah, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. Utah authorities say the tractor-trailer crashed into the restaurant, flattening the business and injuring three people.

(Utah Highway Patrol via AP)

At a Glance

The restaurant owner, his wife and the truck driver all suffered minor injuries. Authorities closed U.S. 6 in both directions in the wake of the crash.

A tractor-trailer slammed into a Utah restaurant Wednesday after the driver lost control of his big rig on a snow-slicked road. Three people were injured.

Authorities said the driver of the tractor-trailer was driving too fast for conditions around 6:30 a.m. The big rig went off the state highway and struck the Los Jilbertos restaurant in the town of Wellington, about two hours southeast of Salt Lake City, the Associated Press reports.

The wife of the restaurant owner was rescued from the wreckage and was taken to a local hospital for treatment of her minor injuries. The restaurant owner and truck driver were also taken to hospital and treated for minor injuries.

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Authorities in both directions in the wake of the crash, KSL.com reports.

The crash also knocked out power to much of the town that is home to about 1,600 people.

Wellington Elementary School was closed because of the power outage.