UPDATE: Two teens killed in crash, two more people seriously injured
UPDATE: The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office has released additional details about the crash that killed two teenagers in Bonneville County Monday afternoon. No names have been released at this time.
You can read the full press release below:
At approximately 12:10pm this afternoon Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies and Idaho Falls Ambulance were called to the scene of an injury crash at the intersection of 45th W. and 17th S. As Emergency Personnel arrived on scene they located two vehicles that had collided in the intersection and came to rest in the front yard of the corner residence. One of the vehicles, a 1995 Geo Tracker, appeared to have been West bound on 17th S. and failed to yield to a 2005 Chevy Tahoe that was South bound. The Geo Tracker had three occupants, all 15 years of age, the Chevy Tahoe was driven by a 31 year old female. A male passenger from the Geo Tracker and the female driver of the Chevy Tahoe were transported by ambulance to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center with severe injuries. The remaining 15 year old male and female occupants of the Geo were declared deceased on the scene.
This investigation is still ongoing and names of those involved will not be released at this time. Idaho Falls Police Department, Idaho State Police, and the Bonneville County Coroner’s Office assisted at the scene.
UPDATE: 1:40 p.m.
Two teenagers were killed and two other people were injured in a crash on 17th South and 45th West in Bonneville County. The crash involved a white Geo and a Chevy Tahoe.
The two injured people were an adult female and a juvenile. The names of those involved in the crash have not been released.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Emergency crews are responding to a crash on 17th South and 45th West in Bonneville County where multiple people have been injured.
Two cars were involved in the crash. The total number of people injured has not been released at this time. Witnesses say there were at least four people involved and some had to be extricated from their vehicles.
The cause of the crash is being investigated by the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office and Idaho State Police.
We’ll provide more updates as details become available.
