HAYDEN, Idaho — One person died and another was hospitalized when a truck crashed into an apartment building in Hayden Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office, the truck crashed into a ground-level unit on North Avalanche Road around 4:30 p.m.
Deputies found two elderly residents of the apartment trapped under the truck, a man and a woman.
The woman was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the truck was extricated. The Sheriff’s Office says he is currently being interviewed by deputies.
Honeysuckle Avenue near Walmart is closed between North Davis Street and North Reed road while the scene is being processed.
The crash is still under investigation.
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