Idaho teen dies in car accident after hitting power pole, causing brush fire

NAMPA (Idaho Statesman) — A Nampa teen died successful a single-vehicle mishap westbound of Boise aft hitting a powerfulness rod Sunday afternoon, according to police.

The 17-year-old boy was driving adjacent Ustick Road and North Treeline Avenue northbound of Nampa erstwhile he deed a powerfulness pole, causing his conveyance to overturn, nan Nampa Police Department said successful a news release. Nampa Dispatch was notified of nan incident soon aft 3 p.m.

Police said powerfulness lines fell down, creating a brushwood fire. The Nampa Fire Department extinguished nan occurrence but recovered that nan teen had died, according to police.

The section said it was investigating nan incident.