A Lapwai man died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle collision just north of Lapwai along U.S. Highway 95 late Friday night.
Idaho State Police say the wreck involved a Buick Park Avenue, driven by a 65-year-old man from Twisp, Washington, and a 2005 Kia Sorento, driven by a 41-year-old woman from Warrenton, Oregon. The 49-year-old unidentified Lapwai man was a passenger in the Kia.
According to ISP, the Buick was traveling north on the highway just before 11 p.m. when it crossed the centerline into the southbound lane and collided with the Kia. Both vehicles went off the roadway and down a steep embankment. The Lapwai man, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the Kia and died of his injuries at the scene.
The roadway was blocked for about three hours after the crash, and the incident remains under investigation.
