FLORENCE — A man died and a woman was taken to the hospital following a Friday evening head-on crash along U.S. Highway 93 near Florence.
The Montana Highway Patrol reports a 66-year-old man from Stevensville was driving southbound in the northbound lanes at approximately 8:30 p.m. when he collided head-on with another vehicle.
The victim was taken to St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula where he passed away.
The driver of the other vehicle — a 26-year-old woman from Missoula — was taken to Community Medical Center.
The extent of her injuries is not known at this time.
The MHP is continuing to investigate the crash which closed all lanes of U.S. Highway 93 for several hours.
Alcohol, drugs, and speed are not suspected to have been factors in the crash, according to the MHP.
