Motorcycle Rider Injured in Idaho Highway Accident With Pickup and Semi Truck

A serious accident in Southern Idaho on Thursday morning blocked traffic for multiple hours and sent a motorcycle rider to the hospital.

Police believe the motorcycle rider was hit by a semi-truck that left the scene.

Semi-truck, Pickup Truck, and Motorcycle Involved in Serious Injury Accident Thursday Morning in Idaho

The accident happened on Interstate 84 in Minidoka County at mile marker 211 around 9:40 AM. Three vehicles were involved in the crash.

A 23-year-old male from Redmond, Oregon, was traveling eastbound on Interstate 84, riding a 2021 Kawasaki motorcycle.

A 42-year-old male from Dingle, Idaho, was traveling eastbound on Interstate 84, driving a 2015 Ford F350 pickup pulling a 2012 Titan Trailer.

The rider on the motorcycle reportedly hit the trailer and crashed, ending up in a lane of travel on the highway.

The motorcycle rider was then hit by a semi-truck. The semi drove away from the scene, eastbound on I-84. Idaho State Police are investigating the accident and don’t have a description of the semi-truck or its driver.

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The driver of the motorcycle was wearing a helmet and was taken to the hospital by air ambulance.

There are multiple areas of construction happening on Interstate 84 between mile marker 207 and 212 shown on the Idaho 511 map, where the accident happened.