A pickup truck accident in Eastern Idaho has claimed the lives of two young occupants after the truck left the road and landed upside down in the Snake River.
Motor vehicle accidents with wildlife in Idaho aren’t unheard of. We’ve shared stories of accidents with wildlife in Idaho, but this may be the first time I’ve written about a motorcycle hitting a bear.
The initial report shows 32 vehicles were involved, including 25 motorcycles and 7 other vehicles, with at least 15 people taken to local hospitals with injuries.
Friday morning, we received reports on two accidents that had happened only about 4 miles apart and within 2 hours of each other on I-15 in Southern Idaho near Inkom.
A child on an electronically assisted bike was hit in Northern Idaho on Tuesday, and a man who was out with his horse in Southern Idaho was hit by a car on Thursday.
A child riding an electronically assisted bike in Northern Idaho was hit by a pickup truck on September 29th. The juvenile was taken to a hospital for care.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The section of road where the accident happened takes a nearly 90-degree turn, which could have contributed to the rollover.
One accident was a head-on collision in Boise County and the other was a vehicle that left the road and hit multiple trees as it traveled down an embankment.