Eight-vehicle accident on icy Boise River bridge closed Idaho 16, but it has reopened
An icy bridge caused an eight-vehicle accident on Idaho 16 early Friday morning and closed all four lanes, but the highway reopened just before 10 a.m.
The Ada County Sheriff’s Office said the two southbound lanes of the bridge over the Boise River just north of Idaho 26 (Chinden Boulevard) was where the collisions happened, as vehicles hit slick spots from overnight precipitation.
Middleton Star firefighters worked the accident scene until the road was cleared. In a social media post, they advised drivers to “slow down and increase their following distance,” as conditions on roads could continue to be slick.
A Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said there were minor injuries, “but no one was transported to the hospital.”
“It happened on the stretch of Highway 16 that is a bridge, which get icier when it’s freezing outside. We would like to remind people to drive cautiously over bridges when it’s below freezing.”
