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EMMETT, Idaho (AP) — Two people were injured when a salt block fell off a pickup truck on Idaho 52 and went through the windshield of another pickup.
The Idaho State Police say a 26-year-old Nampa man and a 5-year-old child were sent to local hospitals after the salt block hit their truck about 13 miles north of Emmett on Saturday afternoon.
The Idaho Statesman reports (http://is.gd/9oZzpC ) the highway was closed for about 2 ½ hours after the accident.
The truck that lost the salt block was carrying two pallets of salt blocks when the shrink wrap on one pallet came loose. It hit the passenger-side windshield of the other vehicle. It hit the front-seat passenger in the left shoulder and then bounced into the back seat and struck the 5-year-old in the head and went through the back window.
The State Police say the crash is under investigation.
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Information from: Idaho Statesman, http://www.idahostatesman.com
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