Overview
- Bees being transported escaped inside a white pickup and stung the driver, leading to a crash into a pole at Mesa Drive and McKellips Road on Saturday morning.
- A pedestrian was taken to a hospital and died from injuries, and the driver was hospitalized and is expected to be okay.
- First responders were dispatched to the intersection after reports of a vehicle striking a pole and coordinated medical transport.
- Northbound Mesa Drive and westbound McKellips Road were closed as crews cleared the scene, and the intersection reopened after the cleanup.
- Authorities updated initial information to clarify there was only one person in the vehicle, and the identities of those involved have not been released.