A 55-year-old man was in emergency surgery Tuesday night after he was hit by a car near 4450 South and 1300 East.

About 5:50 p.m. Tuesday, a vehicle traveling south on 1300 East moved into a left turn lane and struck the unidentified man as it turned.

"We don't have a lot of information about what the pedestrian was doing at the time. Witnesses are scarce," Salt Lake County Sheriff's Sgt. Todd Griffiths said.

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The man was transported to University Hospital with extensive injuries and was in extremely critical condition Tuesday night.

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