Injury Crash Near New Plymouth on SH 52

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE

District 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian 83642

(208) 846-7550

Fax (208) 846-7520

For Immediate Release: 12/18/2017 10:00 p.m.

Please direct questions to the District Office

On December 18, 2017, at approximately 3:59 p.m. the Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle injury crash on Interstate 52 near milepost 15.5, east of New Plymouth.

John Fisher, 63, of New Plymouth, was driving eastbound on State Highway 52 in a school bus. Margurite Lyons, 58, of Ontario, OR, was driving westbound on State Highway 52 in a 2016 Dodge Ram van. The bus and van collided. The bus came to rest in a creek on the north side of State Highway 52 and the van came to rest on the north shoulder.

Lyons was taken by ground ambulance to St Luke's Medical Plaza in Fruitland. Fisher was taken by personal vehicle to St Luke's Medical Plaza in Fruitland. No juveniles were injured in the crash.

The crash is under investigation by the Idaho State Police.

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Posted in District 3 - Western Idaho