WEST VALLEY CITY — One person has been extricated after a UTA TRAX train crashed with a vehicle in West Valley City on Tuesday.
According to a UTA spokesperson, the train collided with a vehicle at 12:15 p.m. near 3200 South 2700 West. The 78-year-old driver allegedly turned left to cross the tracks and into the way of the northbound train.
The male driver was transported to the hospital in critical condition. A dog that was in the vehicle was also critically injured during the accident.
No one on the train was injured and the TRAX car did not derail during the incident.