At least 1 dead in the car against train accident in Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City (Kutv) – A driver was killed in a collision between a car and a train near 1887 South 700 West on Thursday, according to the Salt Lake City police.

The main crash unit of the city reacted shortly after the crash, which occurred on a railway line that crosses 700 west and runs between industrial and warehouse buildings. The vehicle started fire after the impact, and the driver who was the only occupant was declared dead at the crime scene.

The traffic on 700 west was blocked on Thursday morning from around 1700 south to 1900 south when the investigators found it to determine what led to the crash.

The authorities could not say whether the train was Uta or freight.

You have not published identifying information about the deceased driver if there were passengers if the vehicle was on the tracks due to a driver or if the cross -sleeve error did not work.

The police did not say whether there were suspected factors such as impairment, sleepiness, distraction or a medical emergency.

The authorities also did not say whether the large crash team was investigating whether the vehicle was deliberately on the tracks.

The fully destroyed vehicle was red, possible a slanted rear, although there were no further obvious signs of production or model in the ruins.

Neither Uta nor Union Pacific had published public notifications about the incident at the time of the update time. Kutv has turned to both and is waiting for answers.

Before the scene, KutV was informed that a police spokesman would be available “shortly” in the early Thursday, although no public information officers were ultimately answering.

KutV turned to SLCPD to obtain additional information, but the department declined to continue commenting.

“We don't react to this scene,” says the response from the public information department. “We have published all the information available.”

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