51 year old Jerome man died in Wendell accident after suffering medical emergency according to ISP

Wendell, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — In an update from the Idaho State Police regarding the accident involving a bucket truck crashing into a building on West Main Street in Wendell on Monday, just after 5pm.

According to ISP, A 51-year-old male from Jerome, with one passenger, was driving eastbound on West Main Street in a 2023 Ford bucket truck towing a trailer when the driver suffered a medical emergency.

The vehicle left the roadway and crashed into the front of a building partially demolishing it; the bucket truck came to rest almost completely upside down. Both occupants of the vehicle were wearing their seat belts. The driver of the Ford succumbed to his injuries at the scene, the passenger was not transported for medical treatment.

West Main Street and Wallace Street in Wendell were blocked for approximately an hour and a half to allow emergency personnel and law enforcement to investigate and clear the scene.

Idaho State Police was assisted by Gooding County EMS, and Gooding County Sheriff’s Office. This crash is under investigation.

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