Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on Interstate 90 near Superior, Montana.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer allegedly lost control and jackknifed into the path of an oncoming 18-wheeler.
Participants:
- Driver of tractor-trailer
- Driver of second tractor-trailer
- Passenger in second tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Driver of tractor-trailer, killed
- Driver of second tractor-trailer, injured
- Passenger in second tractor-trailer, injured
Details:
On or about Tuesday, December 21st, 2021, a major accident between two tractor-trailers left one person dead and sent two others to the hospital. Officials from the MSP said the accident was reported along Interstate 90 just outside Superior, Montana.
Authorities from the Montana State Patrol said one as-of-yet unidentified individual was killed and two others were injured when a tractor-trailer allegedly lost control and crossed over the center line of Interstate 90 where it collided with an 18-wheeler in the eastbound lanes. Paramedics pronounced one of the truck drivers dead, while another truck driver and their passenger were taken to a nearby hospital with unknown injuries.
According to Google Maps, the scene of the accident is a short distance outside Superior, which is about 170 miles northwest of Helena.
Multiple agencies assisted at the scene of the accident.