BLACKFOOT, Idaho — A two-vehicle crash in southern Idaho killed two people and sent two others to the hospital Sunday afternoon. The accident was reported around 5 p.m. along Interstate-15, west of Blackfoot.
Idaho State Police report a 41-year-old man, of Chester, was driving a 2001 Lincoln Navigator, northbound on I-15 with a 38-year-old female passenger, of Rexburg.
A 19-year-old female, of Caldwell, was driving a 2009 Toyota RAV4, southbound on I-15 with an 18-year-old female passenger, of Meridian.
At milepost 94, the Lincoln Navigator crossed through the median into the southbound lanes of traffic where it collided the Toyota RAV4 head on.
Both occupants of the Lincoln Navigator were not wearing seatbelts. The driver of the Toyota RAV4 was wearing a seatbelt.
Police report, both female passengers succumbed to their injuries at the scene. Both drivers were transported to local hospitals.
The identities of the man and women were not released by law enforcement, pending notification of family.
All southbound lanes of I-15 were blocked for about three hours, while crews investigated and cleared the crash.
The incident remains under investigation by Idaho State Police.
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