Injury Crash US26 at E 49th N, near Idaho Falls

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Idaho State Police
District 6 1540 Foote Dr.
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402-1828
(208) 528-3400 FAX: (208) 528-3485

For Immediate Release: 8/02/2023 8:33 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle collision that occurred at 3:52 p.m., on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at the intersection of US-26 and E 49th N, in Bonneville County.

A 57-year-old female, from Denver, Colorado, was driving a 2018 Ram ProMaster 2500 van, traveling eastbound on E 49th N. A 36-year-old male, from Rexburg, was driving a Ford F350 pickup pulling a flatbed trailer loaded with a skid steer, traveling southwest on US-26.

A semi pulling a tanker trailer was traveling southwest on US-26 and was making a turn onto westbound E 49th N. The driver of the Ram failed to yield to traffic and was struck by the Ford.

The driver and her 75-year-old male passenger, from Denver, Colorado were transported via ground ambulance to a local hospital. All occupants were wearing their seatbelts.

The roadway was blocked for approximately 1 hour and forty minutes.

This incident remains under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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