One critical, two serious after auto-pedestrian crash in Salt Lake City
Aug 12, 2022, 4:13 PM | Updated: 9:23 pm
(Aubrey Shafer/KSL TV)
(Aubrey Shafer/KSL TV)
UPDATE: Brent Weisberg, public information officer for the Salt Lake City Police Department, said a delivery truck hit cars and three pedestrians.
One person, later identified as a 66-year-old man, was trapped under a vehicle.
After the man was removed, he was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to police. His condition has since been upgraded to critical but stable.
“Based on the preliminary investigation, the driver of a commercial-sized delivery truck, while driving south on 400 West, lost control of the truck and crashed into four parked cars,” read a Friday evening press release from the SLCPD.
Police said the impact of the crash pinned the 66-year-old man and injured another person, who was taken to the hospital with non-critical injuries.
Update: Gold Cross took one person to the hospital in critical condition and two others in serious condition.
We have our crash team responding to the scene.
400 West will be closed in between 400 South 500 South for the next several hours. #slc #slcpd #saltlakecity pic.twitter.com/4Cea4qm7vS
— Salt Lake City Police (@slcpd) August 12, 2022
The driver of the truck remained on scene for a time and then was taken to the hospital to be evaluated.
“SLCPD is investigating whether the driver had a medical episode prior to the crash,” the release stated.
No arrests or citations have been made as police say the investigation is still in the preliminary stages.
“400 West will be closed in between 400 South 500 South for the next several hours,” read another Friday afternoon tweet from SLCPD.
Our original story continues below.
SALT LAKE CITY — The public has been asked to avoid 400 West in Salt Lake City due to a “critical injury” crash.
The crash happened at 450 South and 400 West Friday afternoon.
We are investigating a critical injury crash at 450 South 400 West. There is at least one person injured. Please avoid the area as @slcfire performs rescue operations. Media staging is at 400 South and 400 West. Please do not come down 400 West. #slc #slcpd #saltlakecity pic.twitter.com/hzgFizc8zV
— Salt Lake City Police (@slcpd) August 12, 2022
Officials with the Salt Lake City Police Department said at least one person is injured, but they did not mention how many cars were involved.
“Please avoid the area as @slcfire performs rescue operations,” read a 3:46 p.m. tweet from SLCPD.
This article will be updated as additional information becomes available.
