An RC Willey truck that collided with the median on I-215 West near I-80 is pictured in Salt Lake City on Thursday, June 24, 2021. According to officials from the Utah Highway Patrol, the truck was traveling north on I-215 West when it turned left, hit, and then went over and onto the concrete barrier. The semi-trailer skidded about 50 meters along the top of the concrete barrier before coming to a stop. The semi-trailer’s tractor hung over the edge of the structure, about 15 meters above the traffic. (Annie Barker, Desert News)
SALT LAKE CITY – An articulated truck crashed into the concrete barrier at around 3:35 p.m. Thursday, forcing multiple ramps to close at the intersection of I-215 West and I-80 in Salt Lake City, Utah Department of Transportation officials said.
Nobody was injured in the incident.
The truck was traveling north on I-215 West near I-80 when the truck turned left, hit the concrete barrier, and then hit the concrete barrier, Utah Highway Patrol officials said.
The truck drove about 50 meters above the barrier before coming to a stop on the edge of the structure. The truck’s cab hung about 15 meters above traffic, according to UHP officials.
UHP said in a press release that speed is believed to be a factor in the crash. None of the occupants of the semitrailer were injured and the trailer was empty, the statement said.
The crash was reported by UDOT at around 4 p.m. and the ramps for I-215 West to the north to I-80 to the west were closed; I-80 west to I-215 west south and I-80 west to I-215 west north. All ramps were open to traffic again by 6.15 p.m.
Update: The ramp I-215 W NB on WB I-80 (MP 21) remains closed. All other ramps are now open. Expect delays in the area. Check the UDOT Traffic App or @waze for updates. @ UDOTRegionTwo @ UtahTrucking
– UDOT traffic (@UDOTTRAFFIC) June 24, 2021
The crash was the second of its kind on Thursday. Earlier in the day, a truck driver escaped injury after losing control of the truck and jumping over a barrier on the driveway from I-15 south to I-215 west was announced by the Utah Highway Patrol.
UDOT reported the crash for the first time shortly before 6:30 a.m. The driver lost control while cornering the ramp, UHP Sgt. Said Cameron Roden. He doesn’t know why the driver lost control.
Recordings from a nearby UDOT traffic camera showed the trailer of the articulated lorry resting on the barrier. The crash closed the ramp for several hours, but reopened it before 10 a.m.
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