Salt Lake City, UT (April 25, 2021) – The operator of a tractor-trailer was hospitalized with burn injuries sustained when his truck went on fire on Interstate 15 on Sunday, April 25th.
The vehicle fire was reported at about 3:40 a.m.on Interstate 15 in the area of 9100 South. The righthand lanes of the interstate remained closed until about 12:00 p.m.
The driver was transported to a local trauma center for treatment of burn injuries and smoke inhalation. No other injuries were reported in connection with the accident.
UHP declined to comment on the cause of the fire.
Our thoughts are with the injured victim and their family at this time. We hope for their full recovery.
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When victims are harmed in collisions, through no fault of their own, they are often able to obtain compensation from wrongdoers to alleviate the financial costs they face for medical treatment, lost wages, property repairs, and a variety of other economic and non-economic damages.
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