6 dead, 10 injured in truck-van collision in Idaho-Xinhua

6 dead, 10 injured in truck-van collision in Idaho

Source: Xinhua| 2024-05-19 13:45:30|Editor:

SAN FRANCISCO, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Six people were killed and 10 others injured due to a car accident in the northwestern U.S. state of Idaho on Saturday, local authorities said.

The accident occurred in Idaho Falls in Bonneville County at 5:29 a.m. local time (1129 GMT), when a pickup truck was driven left of center and collided with a Chevrolet passenger van, said the Idaho State Police in a statement.

The van's driver and five passengers died at the scene, and nine other passengers in the van and the pickup's driver were hospitalized, according to police.

This crash is still under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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