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Trout Creek Man Dies After Crashing ATV into Tree

The man was thrown off the ATV and landed in a ditch

By Dillon Tabish

MISSOULA — The Montana Highway Patrol says a 47-year-old man has died after crashing his ATV into a tree in Sanders County.

The patrol says it responded to a call about a crash a little after 6 p.m. Saturday in the area about two miles west of Trout Creek. The man was driving a Yamaha ATV eastbound when he went off the road and crashed into a tree.

The Missoulian reports that the man was thrown off the ATV and landed in a ditch.

The patrol says the man was from Trout Creek but did not immediately release his name.

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