Three people from Boise killed in head-on vehicle collision near Mountain Home
A two-vehicle collision in Elmore County left three people dead on Sunday morning.
A 34-year-old Boise man was driving a Toyota truck north on Idaho Highway 167 with a 33-year-old Boise woman and a juvenile riding as passengers, according to an Idaho State Police news release.
At about 9:57 a.m., the Toyota crossed the center line just south of Simco Road and struck a southbound semi-truck driven by a 57-year-old man from Mountain Home, police said.
All three people in the Toyota died at the scene.
The highway was blocked for more than five hours. Idaho State Police said they were continuing to investigate.
This story was originally published May 15, 2023 at 4:00 AM.
Sally Krutzig
Idaho Statesman