MELBA, Idaho -- One teenager was killed and another injured when their vehicle went off a cliff and rolled in the desert west of Melba.
According to the Canyon County Sheriff's Office, the wreck happened just before 10:30 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Pump Road and Map Rock Road.
The vehicle's driver, an 18-year-old man, was able to call for help, telling emergency responders he had driven off the cliff. Deputies found the vehicle and its occupants at the base of the drop-off.
His passenger, a 19-year-old man from Melba, was not wearing a seatbelt, and was thrown from the vehicle. He was airlifted to St. Luke's in Boise, where he was pronounced dead.
The driver was wearing his seatbelt, and suffered only non-life threatening injuries. Another passenger, also a 19-year-old man, was wearing his seatbelt and was not hurt.
The name of the teen who was killed has not yet been released. The crash remains under investigation.
In a press release, the Canyon County Sheriff’s Office urged anyone driving or riding in a car to buckle up.
