Man Killed, Woman Injured in Truck, Train Accident on Yale Road near Minidoka, ID
Minidoka County, ID — December 29, 2023, one person was killed and one was hurt following a train versus truck accident at around 2:32 p.m. on Yale Road.
Officials with the Minidoka County and Blaine County Sheriff's Departments responded to the intersection of Yale Road and East Minidoka Road, northeast of Rupert.

According to investigators, a 46-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman were in a Freightliner semi-truck traveling on Yale Road. At the railroad crossing, the truck somehow went onto the tracks as a Union Pacific Train crossed, and the truck and train collided.
As a result of the collision, the man in the truck sustained fatal injuries. The woman in the truck was left in unspecified condition. there were no other reported injuries following the crash. Additional details about the accident are unavailable right now.
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