Coroner identifies six males killed in crash on Idaho freeway

IDAHO FALLS – The names of the six individuals who died in a significant crash Saturday morning in Idaho have been launched.

In keeping with Bonneville County coroner Rick Taylor, the victims embody Abel Mejía Martínez, 43, Pedro Manuel Alcantar Mejía, 26, Brandon Ponce Gallegos, 24, Jose Guadalupe Sánchez Medina, 20, Luis Enrique Sereno Perez, 32 and Javier Gomez Alcantar, 36.

All had been from Mexico, however it isn’t clear from what space. 9 different passengers had been within the van that crashed. All of them had been taken to space hospitals, and their situations are unknown.

EastIdahoNews.com has requested extra info from Idaho State Police concerning the circumstances of the crash and its occupants.

The crash occurred within the early morning hours on U.S. 20 near the Lindsay Boulevard exit in Idaho Falls.

A Dodge Ram pickup was touring east when “it was pushed left of heart and collided with a westbound Chevrolet passenger van,” in response to a information launch from the Idaho State Police.

The van was full with 14 passengers plus the driving force on the time of the collision.

“The driving force of the van, together with 5 different passengers within the van, succumbed to their accidents on the scene of the crash,” the discharge acknowledged. “9 different passengers of the van had been injured and transported to a neighborhood hospital through floor ambulances.”

The pickup’s driver was additionally transported to a hospital for therapy.

Each lanes had been closed for 5 and a half hours, and the westbound lane remained blocked for an additional hour as Idaho State Police, Idaho Falls Police Division, Idaho Falls Hearth Division and the Idaho Transportation Division responded to the scene.

This crash remains to be being investigated by the Idaho State Police, the discharge stated.