Woman hit by truck near elementary school, in critical condition

Feb 2, 2026, 11:23 AM | Updated: 11:39 am

Police respond to the scene where a woman was hit by a truck near a school in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 2, 2025. (John Wilson, KSL)

(John Wilson, KSL)

BY JACOB FREEMAN

Digital Writer & Producer for KSL NewsRadio & KSL TV

SALT LAKE CITY — A woman was hit by a truck while walking in a crosswalk near Uintah Elementary School in Salt Lake City on Monday. Police said she was in “extremely critical condition.”

Sgt. Greg Wilking with the Salt Lake City Police Department said the woman was in her mid-fifties.

The collision happened in the intersection of 1300 South and 1500 East. Wilking said the woman was hit by a black truck.

The police department asked the public to avoid the area while the intersection is shut down.

No other information was immediately available.

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