One person died and two people were injured in a head-on car crash in Powell County on Friday, Dec. 22, according to the Montana Highway Patrol.
At around 9:30 a.m., a Subaru Outback, driven by a 34-year-old man from Missoula, was headed eastbound on Highway 200. Road conditions were reportedly icy.
Around Mile Marker 55, the car negotiated a left turn and then slid into the westbound lane. The driver of the Subaru then hit a Toyota RAV4 head on. The passenger in the Toyota, a 72-year-old woman from Great Falls, died on the scene.
The Montana Highway Patrol has not released her identity. The Toyota driver, a 73-year-old man also from Great Falls, was taken to St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula.
The driver in the Subaru was also taken to St. Patrick’s in Missoula. Alcohol or drugs were not suspected in the incident, according to a Highway Patrol spokesperson. Speed could be a factor in the crash, however.
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