Little Cottonwood Canyon closed due to fatal crash

A fatal crash has closed state Route 210 in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Sunday night, Oct. 17, 2021. Photo: UDOT

LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON, Utah, Oct. 17, 2021 (Gephardt Daily) — A fatal crash Sunday evening has closed state Route 210 in Little Cottonwood Canyon.

Police received a call at 5:25 p.m. reporting a rollover crash in the area of Tanners Flat at milepost 8.

A male driver was transported to the hospital in critical condition, and the female passenger in the vehicle died on scene, Unified Police Sgt. Melody Cutler told Gephardt Daily.

Cutler said the vehicle came around a sharp curve, overcorrected, and went up the side of the canyon, causing it to roll over.

Cutler said speed and alcohol are suspected as contributing factors in the deadly crash.

SR-210 is expected to be closed for several hours.

Gephardt Daily will update this developing story as more details become known.

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