A 32-year-old Kalispell man died after a head-on crash along Montana U.S. Highway 206 near Columbia Falls early Sunday morning.
According to the Montana Highway Patrol (MHP), the driver from Kalispell was driving north along the highway when he attempted to negotiate a right-hand curve. The car crossed over the center line and collided head-on with a southbound car driven by an 18-year-old from Columbia Falls, who was injured in the crash.
The accident occurred at approximately 12:55 a.m. along Montana U.S. Highway 206 near Berne Road, immediately south of the junction with U.S. Highway 2. Both drivers were transported to Logan Health where the Kalispell man died from his injuries.
This piece has been corrected after misidentifying the towns each driver was from