Two vehicle crash west of Ovid injures three

OVID, Idaho (KIFI)– Three people were injured Saturday night after a wheel detached from a Jeep and struck an oncoming vehicle on State Highway 36 west of Ovid, according to the Idaho State Police.

The crash happened around 10:06 p.m. on July 11 near mile marker 32.

The Idaho State Police say a 22-year-old man from Idaho Falls was driving a 2012 Jeep Wrangler when the vehicle's front wheel came off. The detached wheel struck a 2016 Hyundai Elantra driven by a 21-year-old man from Lovell, Wyoming and had two passengers, both 22-year-old females from Montpelier, Idaho.

The Hyundai struck a tree after being hit.

The driver and both passengers in the Hyundai were taken by ground ambulance before being airlifted to a local hospital.

All occupants involved in the crash were wearing seat belts.

All lanes of travel was blocked for six hours.

The crash remains under investigation by Idaho State Police.