TOOELE COUNTY, Utah — A fiery crash involving two semi truck closed a stretch of Interstate 80 in Tooele County overnight Friday.
Just before 1 a.m., one of the trucks was heading westbound at mile marker 41 when it was hit from behind by another semi, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.
The force of the crash connected the trucks before they came to a stop on the right shoulder of the highway and caught fire. Both of the trucks became engulfed in flames which forced the closure of the highway.
The driver of the truck that slammed into the first semi was airlifted from the crash scene in critical injury, while the other driver was not injured.
UHP officials said one of the trucks was hauling wheat and the other was transporting car parts.
Westbound I-80 was closed with traffic being diverted off the highway at Exit 41.
