SALT LAKE CITY — Officials confirmed a multi-vehicle crash and fire has left one person dead Thursday evening. Westbound traffic on I-80 is closed at 7200 West.
All westbound traffic is being detoured onto the 7200 West ramp, with Frontage Road being used as an alternate for the time being.
🚨Closure - WB I-80 at MP 111 (7200 W) remains closed due to a vehicle fire. All WB traffic is being detoured onto the 7200 W ramp. Use Frontage Rd as an alternate. pic.twitter.com/XRc8AYc8MX
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Officials confirm at 7:42 p.m., a pickup truck was traveling westbound on I-80 when at 7200 West rear-ended a passenger two, causing both to catch fire.
Three other vehicles were impacted in a chain reaction-style crash caused by the initial impact.
The driver of vehicle number two, a 47-year-old Tooele man, was killed. The driver of vehicle number one, a 33-year-old male, was transported to the hospital with serious injuries.
Westbound traffic on I-80 is currently closed at 7200 West with vehicles being diverted to the 7200 West westbound off-ramp.
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