Fatal accident and serious incident investigated

There were two motorcycle accidents on Idaho’s roads on Wednesday. One was fatal near the Wyoming border and the other was a serious accident in Twin Falls.

The Idaho State Police are investigating both accidents.

Motorcycle vs. Pickup in Twin Falls

On Wednesday afternoon, ISP responded to an accident on Pole Line Road at Bridgeview Boulevard around 4:15 p.m. The police blog shares the following information:

A white 2009 Honda ST1300 motorcycle was traveling eastbound on Pole Line Road East while a blue 2016 Ford F-150 pickup truck was traveling westbound on the same roadway attempting to turn southbound onto Bridgeview Boulevard. While making a left turn, the Ford pickup truck, driven by a 41-year-old Buhl woman, failed to yield the right of way and was struck by the Honda motorcycle, driven by a 29-year-old Shoshone man.

The motorcyclist was taken by air ambulance to a local hospital in Pocatello.

The motorcyclist was wearing a full-face helmet and the driver of the Ford pickup was wearing a shoulder and lap belt at the time of the accident.

The accident closed the intersection for approximately 3 hours while emergency responders assisted those involved and cleared the scene. ISP was assisted by the Twin Falls Police Department, Twin Falls Fire Department and Magic Valley paramedics.

Motorcyclist killed in accident in southern Idaho

A second fatal motorcycle crash occurred east of Irwin at 8:12 p.m. Wednesday evening. The crash occurred in Bonneville County on US26 at mile marker 391.5.

A 47-year-old man from Victor was driving a Harley-Davidson motorcycle westbound and failed to negotiate the curve.

The driver was not wearing a helmet and succumbed to his injuries at the scene.

ISP was assisted by the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office.