Man in critical condition following semi-truck accident

SEATTLE -- A man is in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center after rear-ending the back of a parked semi-truck Sunday evening in North Seattle.

According to Seattle police, the man was driving southbound in his blue Jeep Wrangler around 4:50 p.m. when he collided into the back of a legally parked semi-truck in the 11100 block of Aurora Avenue North. Fire department medics transported the driver to Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the semi-truck was not present at the time of the crash.

The events leading up to the crash are being investigated.