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Whitefish woman killed in crash near Belgrade

| December 27, 2021 8:00 AM

A Whitefish woman was killed Sunday when the vehicle she was riding in collided with a parked semi-truck on Interstate 90 near Belgrade.

According to the Montana Highway Patrol report, a 2013 Toyota RAV4 was getting onto I-90 at about 10:45 a.m., but due to bad weather was unable to see a parked Freightliner semi. The Toyota rear ended the semi on the front passenger side.

The 27-year-old woman riding in the car died on the scene. A 31-year-old man from Whitefish who was driving the Toyota was taken to Bozeman Deaconess Hospital.

The semi-truck driver was uninjured.

All three involved were wearing seat belts. Road conditions were icy and snowy.