MISSOULA — Two people were killed in a head-on collision in Ravalli County Wednesday afternoon.
Montana Highway Patrol Captain Shawn Silvan tells MTN News a pick-up truck was traveling northbound on U.S. Highway 93 north of Woodside Cutoff at approximately 12:50 p.m. when the driver drifted into the southbound lanes, striking an SUV.
The driver of the SUV, a 32-year-old woman from Victor who was traveling southbound on Highway 93, died on the scene.
The driver of the pick-up truck, a 62-year-old man from Hamilton, was extricated from the vehicle and transported to Bitterroot Health, where he died from his injuries.
Capt. Silvan says both drivers were wearing their seatbelts. The names of the victims have not been released.
The Montana Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of this crash.
