6 killed, 10 hurt after pickup crashes into minivan in Idaho

2 months ago

Idaho Falls news, Idaho news.

A deadly Saturday morning collision has left six people dead and nine others hurt in Idaho, authorities said.

The crash occurred at 5:29 a.m. local time on US 20 at milepost 308 in Idaho Falls, Idaho State Police said.

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    The collision caused the shutdown of the highway, the longest road in the US, for five hours at Interstate 15 as authorities worked to clear the wreckage.