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An Idaho state trooper had a razor-close call with a barreling pickup truck that missed him by mere inches.
The trooper was helping a Toyota driver who got a flat tire on I-84 in Ada County Wednesday around 9:51 a.m., Idaho State Police said in a press release.
A police cruiser dashboard camera captured the moment the trooper, who wasn't identified, was helping the stranded motorist when a vehicle came flying at them, forcing the pair to think quick and tumble backward over the median.
He was mostly unscathed, police said. He was hospitalized for minor injuries and later released.
That crash caused a six-car pileup, police said, without saying if anyone had been injured. DailyMail.com reached out to Idaho State Police for more information.
The trooper had parked his police cruiser behind the driver so he could change the tire more safely, turning on his hazard lights and donning a yellow vest.
One moment, the officer is seen looking at the crouched-down motorist, his hands at his belt. The
