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WENDELL — A Wendell woman died in a tractor-trailer accident on Interstate 84 Wednesday morning.

Idaho State Police said the crash happened just before 6 a.m. about seven miles west of Wendell.

The 54-year-old woman was traveling westbound on I-84 at Milepost 150 in a 1988 Ford Escort when she crossed the median and collided with a Freightliner semi-trailer truck that was towing a trailer that was going west.

The truck was being driven by a 56-year-old man from Vancouver, Washington.

The Freightliner stalled in the median, and the Ford stalled in the left east lane. That lane was closed for approximately six hours and the westbound left lane was closed for approximately three hours.

Both drivers were buckled. The driver of the Ford succumbed to her injuries at the scene of the accident. The next of kin have been notified.

The crash is being investigated by the Idaho State Police. They were assisted at the scene by the Gooding County Sheriff’s Office and the Gooding County Fire Department.

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