SALT LAKE CITY, UT : Man in critical condition after crash in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, January, 31st 2018

A man is in critical condition after a crash in Salt Lake City Wednesday evening.

Lt. Todd Royce of the Utah Highway Patrol said the crash occurred on State Route 201 near I-215 West. Fox 13 News first heard report of the crash around 6 p.m.

Royce said a car going eastbound on 201 rear-ended another vehicle while traveling at a high rate of speed.

A 60-year-old man in the car that rear-ended the other vehicle suffered critical injuries and was taken to a hospital.

UHP says traffic is backed up in the area of the crash, and drivers are encouraged to avoid the area.

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Man in critical condition after crash in Salt Lake City