Salt Lake City, UT : 66-year-old man in critical condition after hit by a car near 200 South and 500 West on Saturday, January 2, 2016

A man waiting at a Utah Transit Authority platform in Salt Lake City was critically injured after being hit by a car.

The accident happened Saturday on near 200 South and 500 West.

According to Salt Lake City police, a sedan heading west on 200 South drove up onto the platform and struck the 66-year-old victim.

The man was taken to a hospital with serious leg injuries and was hospitalized in critical condition.

His condition was not immediately known Sunday.

Police say the driver somehow became distracted but they did not issue a citation.

The incident remains under investigation.

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Man seriously injured after car drives onto UTA platform in Salt Lake City