Man dies after vehicle is ‘fully engulfed’ in flames
Jun 9, 2024, 7:00 AM | Updated: Jun 10, 2024, 10:13 am
A man died after his car crashed and caught fire Saturday morning. (Courtesy: Department of Public Safety)
(Courtesy: Department of Public Safety)
SALT LAKE CITY — About 3:18 a.m. Saturday morning state troopers responded to a crash of a single car.
A man died after his car crashed and caught fire Saturday morning. (Courtesy: Department of Public Safety)
The car was on I-80 near the Bangerter Highway interchange to the Salt Lake International Airport. It had veered off the road to the right and struck a bridge support column head on.
According to the Department of Public Safety, “the vehicle was fully engulfed and was actively burning.”
When the fire was extinguished, the driver had suffered fatal injuries.
This story may be updated as investigation continues.
