UPDATE: 4:36 p.m. - May 30, 2024
We have an update on the fatal crash that happened Thursday morning south of Missoula on U.S. Highway 93.
The Montana Highway Patrol reports a Honda Civic being driven by an 18-year-old man from Lolo was going south on Highway 93 south of Blue Mountain Road when he missed a curve, crossed the center line, hit the guardrail and was then struck by an SUV traveling northbound.
The victim died on the scene. The driver of the Hyundai Santa Fe — a 28-year-old woman from Livingston — was transported to a local hospital with unknown injuries.
MHP is investigating speed as a factor in the fatal crash. MHP says the victim was not wearing a seatbelt.
The victim's name is not being released at this time.
The crash happened just before 7:30 a.m. and shut down the northbound lanes for approximately two hours causing several miles of traffic delays
- information from Melissa Rafferty and Mark Thorsell included in this report
(second report: 9:43 a.m. - May 30, 2024)
The earlier crash that blocked part of U.S. Highway 93 northbound between Lolo and Missoula has been cleared
and all lanes have been reopened to traffic.
The crash happened in the area of mile marker 88, just south of the intersection of U.S. Highway 93 and Blue Mountain Road.
Traffic delays stretched back several miles to south of Lolo.
(first report: 8:40 a.m. - May 30, 2024)
The Montana Highway Patrol incident report shows a fatal crash north of Lolo Thursday morning.
According to MHP, the crash is located on U.S. Highway 93 S at mile marker 88, which is near Blue Mountain Road in Missoula.
The crash was reported at 7:20 a.m. on Thursday, May 30, 2024.
Expect delays while first responders are on the scene.
This story will be updated once we have more information.
