Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on Interstate 90 in Missoula, Montana.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer allegedly crossed over the center line of the roadway and hit a passenger vehicle.
Participants:
- Driver of passenger vehicle
- Driver of tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Driver of passenger vehicle, injured
Details:
On or about Thursday, May 5th, 2022, around 1:35 in the afternoon, a serious accident between a passenger vehicle and a tractor-trailer sent one individual to the hospital. Troopers from the MSP said the accident was reported along Interstate 90 in Missoula, Montana.
Representatives from the Montana State Police said one as-of-yet unidentified individual was killed when the passenger vehicle they were in was allegedly struck by a tractor-trailer that crossed over the median of I-90. After the initial collision with the car, the tractor-trailer drove off the side of the roadway and crashed. Paramedics transported the driver of the car to the hospital with unspecified injuries stemming from the collision.
According to Google Maps, the scene of the accident is a short distance from the exchange with North Reserve Street.
Multiple agencies assisted aft the scene of the accident.