Male Pedestrian Hit By Two Separate Vehicles on Idaho Highway

A serious accident was reported by the Idaho State Police on Tuesday morning after a pedestrian on a northern Idaho highway and was hit by two vehicles.

The second vehicle that hit the pedestrian also hit the vehicle that had initially hit the pedestrian, along with another vehicle that had stopped near the pedestrian.

Idaho State Police Report Serious Injury Accident After Pedestrian Hit By 2 Vehicles on Highway

An accident that appears to involve a person stopping to help a man who was walking in the lane of travel on an Idaho highway and two vehicles that hit the male pedestrian was reported by the Idaho State Police. The news release came out on Tuesday morning, while the accident happened around 4:38 PM on Monday afternoon.

The incident happened on US95 at mile marker 309 near Lewiston. The police report stated the following information about the accident:

• A 38-year-old male pedestrian from Lewiston, ID, was in the northbound lanes of US 95 near milepost 309. A 2020 Nissan Pathfinder driven by a 36-year-old female stopped on the shoulder near the male.
• A 2011 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by a 57-year-old male from Elko, NV, struck the male while traveling north on US 95. The Chevrolet stopped on the shoulder in front of the Nissan.
• A 2019 Buick LaCrosse, driven by a 79-year-old female, struck the pedestrian a second time. The Buick lost control after striking the pedestrian and hit the Nissan and the Chevrolet.

The male pedestrian was taken by ground ambulance to the hospital with serious injuries and then by air ambulance to a different hospital.

All occupants in the three vehicles involved in the accident were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

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Idaho State Police are investigating the accident.