Winter Weather — Northern Stillwater, Montana

2016-02-01 · Northern Stillwater, Montana

Wider weather episode

Two people died in a fiery wreck involving a pickup and a semi on February 1st. The crash occurred on Interstate 90 near mile marker 430 just east of Park City, Montana about 945 pm. The occupants of the pickup died after the vehicle was passing slower traffic in the westbound lanes and the driver lost control in slick conditions. The pickup traveled through the median and into the eastbound lanes where it was struck by a semi. The pickup burst into flames. The semi driver, a 59-year-old Missoula man attempted to fight the flames with a fire extinguisher but could not save the people in the pickup.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 614190. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.