UPDATE: 8:05 a.m. - July 4, 2023
COLUMBIA FALLS - Two people died and three others were injured following a Monday evening multi-vehicle crash in Flathead County.
The head-on accident happened on U.S. Highway 2 near Columbia Falls shortly after 7 p.m. (full update here).
(second report: 9:55 p.m. - July 3, 2023)
MDT reports Highway 2 has reopened in this area.
MTN News will have more information on this accident when it becomes available.
(first report: 8:26 p.m. - July 3, 2023)
The Montana Department of Transportation reports both lanes of Highway 2 near Glacier International Airport in Kalispell are closed due to a multiple-vehicle crash.
The Montana Highway Patrol reports it is a fatal crash, but does not elaborate on the number of deaths or other injuries.
MDT says to expect delays in the area of mile marker 131 and to watch for emergency personnel.
The alert came in Monday evening just before 7:30 p.m.
This is a developing story.
