3 people, including child, killed in Elmore County crash
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The following is a news release from Idaho State Police.
Idaho State Police are investigating a two-vehicle collision that occurred Sunday at 9:57 a.m. on State Highway 167 near milepost 9, just south of Simco Road in Elmore County.
A 57-year-old male from Mountain Home was driving a Peterbilt semi pulling a single trailer southbound on SH 167. A 34-year-old male from Boise was driving a Toyota Tundra northbound on SH 167. The Tundra crossed the center line and struck the semi head-on.
The driver of the pickup and his passengers, a 33-year-old female and a juvenile, from Boise, succumbed to their injuries at the scene.
State Highway 167 was blocked for approximately five and a half hours.
The incident remains under investigation by the Idaho State Police.