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IDAHO FALLS — A 59-year-old Idaho Falls woman died Saturday night after she was reportedly pinned between two cars during an accident.

Police responded to the crash on 15th East at around 7:45 p.m. The woman was taken to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, where she later died from her injuries.

A news release from the Idaho Falls Police Department states the woman’s car originally went off the road. A second driver had stopped near the victim’s car and gotten out to help her push it out of the snow.

As the two were working, a third car reportedly struck the good Samaritan’s car, causing it to move forward and collide with the victim’s car. The woman was standing between the two cars at the time and was pinned.

Police notified the victim’s family of her death. The police department concluded icy roads were a major factor in the accident.

“The Idaho Falls Police Department offers our sincere condolences to the woman’s family, and all those affected by this incident,” the news release said.

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