4 reports on this story
Driver critically injured after semi-truck veers off road on eastbound I-80 in Parleys Canyon
What happened
A semitruck crashed on eastbound I-80 near Parleys Canyon, causing a closure of the eastbound lanes and prompting emergency crews to respond.
Timeline
- KSL Driver critically injured after semi-truck veers off road on eastbound I-80 in Parleys Canyon
- Fox 13 Semitruck crashes, falls over 50 feet into Parleys Canyon, I-80 shut down
- KUTV 2News Crash closes eastbound I-80 near Parleys Canyon; no reopening estimate
- KJZZ Crash closes eastbound I-80 near Parleys Canyon; no reopening estimate
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Every report
Semitruck crashes, falls over 50 feet into Parleys Canyon, I-80 shut down
— A semitruck crashed and fell over 50 feet into Parleys Canyon on I-80, causing a shutdown of eastbound traffic and requiring crews to extricate possibly injured individuals.
Crash closes eastbound I-80 near Parleys Canyon; no reopening estimate
— A crash has closed eastbound Interstate 80 near Parleys Canyon, with UDOT urging drivers to avoid the area. No reopening estimate was provided, though an earlier estimate suggested the crash would be cleared by 7:58 p.m.