Salt Lake City,UT : Two drivers die in fiery Salt Lake City crash that spans three intersections on July, Friday 28th 2017

Two people died and one other was hospitalized Friday afternoon after a fiery car crash near the University of Utah.

A speeding SUV driving west on 500 South rear-ended a smaller car, propelling it from 1300 East two blocks to 1100 East at 3 p.m., according to Salt Lake City police Lt. Robin Heiden.

The cars crashed into a steel pole in the Red Line TRAX lane, Heiden said, and the smaller car subsequently caught fire. The driver died at the scene and has not been identified.

The SUV continued to accelerate after hitting the car, and the driver didn't appear to brake, which Heiden said "a lot of times [is] an indication that there's a medical issue with the driver."

The driver of the SUV, a 77-year-old man, was taken to the hospital, where he was declared dead later, Heiden said. A female passenger, also 77, was in critical condition.

"It just didn't seem like there was any malice at all," Heiden said.




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Two drivers die in fiery Salt Lake City crash that spans three intersections