Teen driver killed near Melba after semi-trailer fails to yield, police say

A teen driver was killed Friday in a vehicle collision with a semitrailer near Melba, according to the Idaho State Police.

At 3:19 p.m., the driver of the tractor-trailer traveling east on McElroy Road, in Canyon County, failed to yield at a stop sign while turning north onto Can Ada Road. The driver, an 84-year-old man from Nampa, collided with a Volkswagen Jetta traveling southbound on Can Ada Road, according to a police news release.

Both drivers were the sole occupants of their vehicles.

The juvenile, of Melba, died at the scene. The victim, who was not identified, was wearing a seat belt. The driver of the semi was not and appeared uninjured at the scene, according to police spokesperson Lynn Hightower.

The investigation is ongoing, according to police.