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US: 6 die, 10 injured due to road accident in Idaho

US: 6 die, 10 injured due to road accident in Idaho

Idaho, May 19 (UNI) Six people died and 10 others were injured in a road accident involving a pickup truck and a minivan in the US state of Idaho, NBC News reported, citing local police.
The accident occurred in Idaho Falls on Saturday morning after the pickup truck veered into oncoming traffic and crashed into the van filled with people, the report said.
A driver of the van and five passengers died as a result of the accident, while nine other people were hospitalised, the report read, adding that the driver of the pickup truck was also taken to the hospital.
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