JW Victims of Highway 2 crash identified

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JW Victims of Highway 2 crash identified

Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Dave Mills says a 1995 Toyota Land Cruiser was westbound when it hit black ice and the driver lost control. Mills says the vehicle slid off the northern shoulder of the highway, rolled and struck several trees.

Both victims were thrown from the vehicle when it rolled, and died at the scene.

Four other occupants of the vehicle were taken to Kalispell Regional Medical Center; their injuries were not life-threatening.

The Montana Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate the crash.

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(NOVEMBER 22, 2017) Two people died in a crash after hitting black ice early Tuesday in Flathead County. The one-vehicle crash happened along U.S. Highway 2 at mile marker 88 near McGregor Lake shortly before 1:30 a.m.

Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Dave Mills says a 1995 Toyota Land Cruiser was westbound when it hit black ice and the driver lost control. Mills says the vehicle slid off the northern shoulder of the highway, rolled and struck several trees. There were five passengers in the vehicle.

A 33-year-old woman and 31-year-old man -- who were seated in the third row of the vehicle and were not wearing seatbelts, according the MHP -- were thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene. The names of the victims have not yet been released.

The other four passengers in the vehicle were wearing seatbelts and were not seriously hurt. They were taken to Kalispell Regional Medical Center. Mills says all of the passengers in the vehicle were from the Kalispell area, and that speed and alcohol are not factors in the crash. 

Mills says drivers should take extra precaution at night when wet roads, combined with a drop in temperatures, can create black ice: "Wear seat belts and be aware that when the roads are wet and the air temperature is near freezing that black ice can occur."

The names of the two victims have not yet been released.

http://www.krtv.com/story/36919921/victims-of-highway-2-crash-identified