Local firefighter dies after firetruck crashes off the road in Cassia County
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RAFT RIVER — A local firefighter was killed on Monday evening after a firetruck reportedly went off the road and crashed.
According to Cassia County Sheriff Captain Kevin Horak, deputies were called to the one-vehicle crash involving the firetruck around 9 p.m. on East Yale Road.
Horak says the firetruck was carrying two Raft River Fire District firefighters and had crashed off the side of the road, injuring both.
The firefighters were airlifted to Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, where one died from his injuries. The other is still hospitalized.
It is not yet clear what caused the crash, and neither firefighter has been identified. Representatives of the Raft River Fire District declined to comment at this time.
Bannock County Coroner Torey Danner says the name of the fallen firefighter will be released in the coming days.
Idaho State Police continue to investigate the crash.