BEAR LAKE COUNTY, Idaho — Law enforcement has announced that another individual died following a three-vehicle crash near Montpelier, Idaho. The accident was reported Wednesday around 1:20 p.m.
According to the Idaho State Police, a Kenworth semi-truck, driven by a 39-year-old man with a 49-year-old woman passenger, both from Port Orchard, Washington, was stopped eastbound on US-30 at milepost 421.8, waiting for a crash to be cleared.
A Lincoln MKC driven by an 85-year-old woman with an 85-year-old male passenger both from Georgetown, Idaho, was stopped behind the Kenworth semi, when a white freightliner, driven by a 42-year-old man from Las Vegas, Nevada, failed to yield for the stopped vehicles. The Freightliner collided with the Lincoln, pushing the vehicle into the left shoulder. It then collided into the Kenworth’s trailer where it came to a rest.
Police report the driver and passenger of the Lincoln were transported by ground ambulance to a local hospital. The man later succumbed to his injuries.
Thursday night, officers reported the woman had also died from injuries in the crash.
The roadway was closed for approximately 10 hours.
ISP was assisted by Idaho Transportation Department, Bear Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Bear Lake Fire Department, Caribou County Sheriff’s Office, and Soda Springs Medical.
This incident remains under investigation by the Idaho State Police.