Five Die In Head-On Crash Two Cars Explode On Impact North Of Mountain Home

A fiery head-on collision just outside Mountain Home killed five people Friday afternoon.

An Idaho State Police dispatcher said the two cars crashed and exploded into flames on impact on U.S. Highway 20, about five miles north of Mountain Home.

One car was a pickup truck or a Blazer, the dispatcher said.

The other was a car.

It took officers more than a half hour before they could approach the twisted and smoldering wreckage to confirm the number of victims.

The crash occurred just before 4:30 p.m.

Investigators were on the scene into the evening trying to determine the cause of the accident.

Additional details were not immediately available.