BILLINGS — A Washington state motorcyclist was injured and a bear was killed in a collision on Interstate 90 near Reed Point.
Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Todd Hagenbuch tells The Billings Gazette the 3-year-old bear was chasing a fawn Thursday afternoon when it darted out onto the highway, giving the rider little time to react.
The injured man was flown to a Billings hospital for treatment. Bystanders helped release the fawn, which got caught in a fence while fleeing the bear.
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