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Child dies, 2 adults hospitalized in a crash in Idaho, police say

| April 7, 2024 2:30 PM

A driver veered into oncoming traffic early Sunday morning and slammed into a semitruck, killing a child and sending two adults to the hospital, according to the Idaho State Police.


The kid, who was in a child safety seat, died of injuries at the scene. The driver, a 39-year-old woman from Roseville, Calif., and a passenger, a 35-year-old woman from Butte, Mont., were transported by air ambulance to the hospital, police said. Both women were wearing their seatbelts.


The semitruck driver, a 47-year-old man from Twin Falls, was also wearing a seatbelt and wasn't transported to a hospital, police said.


The collision in southern Idaho closed the highway for six hours, and remains under investigation.