MERIDIAN, Idaho — Two men are dead after a head-on collision on Interstate 84 early Tuesday morning.
The crash happened at 1:19 a.m. east of Eagle Road in Meridian, according to Idaho State Police.
Investigators say 29-year-old Irving Velasquez Barajas of Simi Valley, California, was driving the wrong way on the interstate, heading westbound in the eastbound lanes. The wrong-way driver's Toyota Corolla collided with an eastbound Hyundai Sonata driven by 38-year-old Biruk Woldesenbet of Boise.
Both drivers were killed in the wreck. The Ada County Coroner said both died at the scene from "multiple blunt force injuries."
There were no passengers in either car, according to the coroner.
Eastbound I-84 was closed for more than two hours as emergency crews worked at the scene. The lanes are now back open.
The collision remains under investigation.
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