SODA SPRINGS — A dust storm that prompted drivers to stop on Highway 34 north of Soda Springs set off a five-vehicle crash late Wednesday afternoon that sent three people to the hospital, Idaho State Police said.

The crash occurred at 4:44 p.m. on northbound State Highway 34.

According to state police, a 2024 Toyota Prius driven by a 49-year-old Etna, Wyoming man attempted to pass several vehicles that had stopped to wait out a dust storm.

When the Prius tried to re-enter the northbound lane, it blocked the southbound lane.

A 2005 Dodge Ram then attempted to pass all the stopped vehicles, sideswiping a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado and striking the Prius, state police said. The impact caused a 1996 Dodge Dakota to collide with a 2005 Acura that was also stopped ahead, authorities said.

All three occupants of the Prius — the driver and two passengers, a 20-year-old man and 50-year-old woman, also from Etna, Wyoming — were transported by ambulances to a local hospital for treatment of injuries suffered in the wreck.

Their names and conditions haven’t been released.

Everyone involved in the crash except for one occupant of the Prius was wearing a seat belt, state police said.

Highway 34 was blocked for approximately three hours because of the crash.

Idaho State Police were assisted by the Caribou County Sheriff’s Office, Soda Springs Police Department and Caribou County EMS.

The crash remains under investigation.