MISSOULA — One person died and another was injured in an early Sunday morning crash near Heron in Sanders County.
The Montana Highway Patrol reports the rollover accident happened shortly after 2:45 a.m. on Montana Highway 200 near the Idaho state line.
The victim — a 40-year-old woman from Clark Fork, Idaho — was headed west on Highway 200 when a Toyota FJ Cruiser drifted off the road.
The driver overcorrected and the vehicle hit an embankment and then rolled over.
A 36-year-old woman — also from Clark Fork, Idaho — was injured in the crash and taken to an area hospital.
According to the MHP crash report, drugs are believed to have played a role in the crash, which remains under investigation.
Editor's note: A previous version of this article stated the crash happened Monday morning. It occurred early Sunday morning.
