SALT LAKE CITY — Police are investigating a crash in Salt Lake City that sent one person to the hospital with injuries that were considered life-threatening.
The crash happened at 280 W. 1700 South. Police said about 6:20 p.m., a small SUV smashed into the back of a line of five cars at a stoplight, resulting in a chain-reaction crash.
A passenger of one of the vehicles waiting at the light was injured in the crash. Paramedics on scene took that person to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The person’s condition as of late Tuesday has not been released.
Police shut down 1700 South between 200 and 300 West while responding to the accident.