A 32-year-old woman from Libby died and a 9-year-old boy was injured in a crash on Friday, May 19, 2023, near Troy.
The Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) reports the two-vehicle crash happened shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Montana Highway 56 at mile marker 12.
MHP reports a 77-year-old driver of a pickup truck was turning left into a private driveway when he was hit by a Jeep Wrangler.
The driver of the Jeep was heading south on Highway 56 when he came over the crest of a hill and hit the pickup truck.
The crash caused the Jeep to roll over several times.
The MHP says the driver and a passenger — who were not wearing seatbelts — were thrown from the vehicle by the force of the crash.
The passenger — a 32-year-old woman from Libby — was flown to Logan Health in Kalispell where she passed away.
The extent of the injuries to the child have not been disclosed; nor has the name of the woman who died.
At this point, the MHP does not believe that impaired driving was a factor in the crash, and is continuing to investigate.
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