SALT LAKE CITY — A woman is in the hospital after a large piece of scaffolding from a nearby construction site struck her during a wind burst Saturday.

Lt. Leigh Willis with the Salt Lake City Police Department said the incident occurred at 1055 West North Temple, close to where the Redwest Festival was scheduled to take place.

According to Willis, promoters for the event had paused the festival due to the wind, heavy rain and hail at around 5 p.m.

During the pause, the woman got into her car to take shelter from the weather. At some point she got out of her car and stood nearby it.

During a burst of wind, a large plank from the scaffolding of a nearby construction site crashed into the woman and her car.

She was then taken to a local hospital to treat her injuries. Willis said she

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