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POCATELLO — Two people were injured Sunday evening when a motorcycle collided with a deer east of Pocatello.

The 8:45 p.m. crash at Buckskin Road and Timberline Lane left the man and woman who were riding the motorcycle injured, the Bannock County Sheriff’s Office reported.

It’s unclear whether the deer survived the collision.

The man and woman were transported to Portneuf Medical Center for treatment, the Sheriff’s Office said. Condition updates weren’t immediately available.

The Buckskin Road-Timberline Lane intersection was temporarily shut down because of the collision.

Further details on the crash, including the names of the victims, have not yet been released.

Pocatello Fire Department ambulances and Bannock County sheriff’s deputies responded to the accident.

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