Billings boy dies from crash injuries

BILLINGS — A 5-year old Billings boy has died from injuries he sustained in a car crash on Friday.

Billings police said on Twitter that the boy died following Friday's crash on South 32nd Street West between King Avenue West and Gabel Road.

No arrests or citations have been issued as a result of the crash at this point, according to the Billings Police Department.

The BPD said in a press release that a Honda Accord traveling north collided with a utility van traveling north on South 32nd Street West. The rear-end collision occurred in the northbound lanes about 100 yards north of the crest of the hill and ditch. The Accord was driven by a 19-year-old man with three male passengers ages 18, 18, and 20, all from Billings. The utility van was driven by a 53-year-old Billings man. There were no injuries.

Approximately 10 minutes later, at about 4:58 p.m., an Acura TSX traveling in the southbound lane on South 32nd West was hit by a Chevrolet Uplander. This rear-end collision occurred in the area of the previous northbound collision. After the collision, the Acura proceeded south on South 32nd West and collided head-on with a GMC Yukon traveling north in the northbound lane near the entrance to City Towing.

The driver of the Uplander, an 83-year-old woman from Billings, was not injured. The driver of the GMC Yukon, a 17-year-old male from Billings, and a 15-year-old female passenger from Billings, were not injured.

The driver of the Honda Acura, a 29-year-old woman from Billings, and three child passengers were taken by ambulance to the hospital. There were two 5-year-old boys and one 6-year-old girl, all from Billings.

One of the 5-year-old boys died in a Salt Lake City hospital on Sunday afternoon; the name of the child has not yet been released.