UPDATE: Crash between two semi-trucks closes Interstate 84 Eastbound between Exits 194 and 201

PAUL, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — UPDATE: An early morning crash on Interstate 84 closed the Eastbound lanes between Exit 194 at Ridgeway and Exit 201 at Kasota Road.

The accident happened right before the Paul exit in the Eastbound lanes at 2:00 a.m. on Friday morning.

The accident was between two semi trucks.

According to the Idaho State Police, a A 2016 Freightliner semi-truck, driven by a 43-year-old male, from Denver, Colorado, was travelling westbound, and crossed into the eastbound lanes, where he struck a 2018 Volvo semi-truck, driven by a 53-year-old male, from Burbank, Illinois.

The driver of the Freightliner succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the crash.

The driver of the Volvo and his passenger, a 48-year-old male, of Chicago, Illinois, were transported to local hospitals by ground ambulance. The driver of the Volvo was wearing his seatbelt.

The eastbound lanes are still blocked and traffic is being diverted between Exit 194 and Exit 201 on the Frontage Road.

Idaho State Police is investigating this crash.

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PAUL, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — An early morning crash on Interstate 84 closed the Eastbound lanes between Exit 194 at Ridgeway and Exit 201 at Kasota Road.

The accident happened right before the Paul Exit in the Eastbound lanes in the early morning hours of Friday.

The accident was between two semi trucks.

The Eastbound lanes were shut down between Exit 194 and 201 and traffic was detoured around the crash on the Frontage Road.

The condition of the drivers is unknown at this time and Idaho State Police are investigating the accident.

KMVT will have more information as it becomes available.

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