MALTO, Idaho — One Idaho firefighter was killed and another injured when the fire apparatus they were in went off the road and crashed.
Cassia County Sheriff Captain Kevin Horak told East Idaho News that deputies were called to the single-vehicle crash on Nov. 2 around 9 p.m. on East Yale Road. Horak said the fire truck was carrying two Raft River Fire District firefighters when it went off the roadway, injuring both.
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The firefighters were flown to Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, where one died from his injuries. The other is still hospitalized.
The details and cause of the crash remain unknown and the names of both firefighters have not been released.
The Idaho State Police are investigating the crash.
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