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When someone is injured in an accident in Missoula, it is important to gather information about what happens next.

Being injured in a serious accident is always a shocking and scary experience, and dealing with the aftermath is exhausting and stressful. Accident victims are forced to deal with hospitalization, medical treatments, missed work, and lost income, often while trying to manage pain and disability from their injuries. And then the insurance adjusters start circling. Find out more about accidents and what issues an injured person needs to be aware of by going to this link.

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Accident reports by county

Flathead County, MT - 11
Granite County, MT - 1
Lake County, MT - 6
Mineral County, MT - 3
Missoula County, MT - 23
Ravalli County, MT - 3

Most recent accident reports

Motorcyclist Raymond Gene Cook, 30, dead in fiery head-on crash with a pickup truck on Highway 93 in Missoula, Montana

A southbound motorcycle crossed the center line on Highway 93 colliding head on with a pickup truck. The collision caused the truck to hit a guard rail before bursting into flames.
Date: 
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Roadway: 
Highway 93
City: 
Missoula, MT
Type: Motorcycle Accident
Topics: 
Head-on

No injuries reported, after a helicopter crashes, with two people aboard, at the Missoula International Airport.

Missoula International Airport officials stated that a Minuteman Aviation helicopter crashed on airport land on Friday.
Date: 
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Roadway: 
Missoula International Airport
City: 
Missoula, MT
Type: Aircraft Accident
Topics: 
Helicopter Accident

Kelita Marie Strope, 24, dead, and two men, 25 and 57, are injured after a head-on crash on Reserve Street in Missoula, Montana

A Saturday morning crash leaves one woman dead and two others injured in Missoula, Montana. The accident occured on the Reserve Street Bridge when two cars travelling northbound collided.
Date: 
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Roadway: 
Reserve Street
City: 
Missoula, MT
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Head-on

Kyle Flink, 19, rescued the day after his pickup falls 200 feet down embankment on Southside Road in Alberton, Montana

A 19-year-old recovering from a serious wreck in Alberton has been transferred out the critical care unit at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, and has begun physical therapy.
Date: 
Friday, March 20, 2015
Roadway: 
Southside Road
City: 
Alberton, MT
Type: Car Accident

Ernest William Thureno, 62, killed and 40-year-old man injured in two-vehicle pickup collision on Montana 35 in Kalispell, Montana

A collision between a Ford Ranger pickup and a Toyota pickup at about 6:15 a.m. Tuesday on Montana 35 killed Ernest William Thureno, 62, of Kalispell. A 40-year-old Kalispell man driving the other pickup suffered serious injuries.
Date: 
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Roadway: 
Montana 35
City: 
Kalispell, MT
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Head-on, Weather Conditions

University of Montana student Jake Kallen, 19, dead after being struck by semi-truck on I-90 near Missoula, MT

For reasons unknown, Kallen was on I-90 at about 2:20am on-foot and suddently stepped into the path of a westbound semi-truck, dying from the impact. The truck driver was not hurt in the accident. Kallen was a junior at the University of Montana.
Date: 
Friday, January 23, 2015
Roadway: 
I-90
City: 
Missoula, MT
Type: Pedestrian Accident

Dante James Martin, 17, killed and 16 year old critically injured after attempting to pass a car in a no pass zone on Spurgin Road in Missoula, MT

A car containing two teenage boys was attempting to pass a vehicle that was in front of them, but ended up striking a third vehicle, departing the road, and finally coming to rest after running into a bridge rail.
Date: 
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Roadway: 
Spurgin Road
City: 
Missoula, MT
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers, Road Departure

Pilot Brett Thoft, 33, killed, passenger Tim Schauss injured in small plane crash near Flathead Lake in Lake County, Montana

A small plane crashed in northwest Montana near Flathead Lake northwest of Ronan, killing the pilot and injuring a passenger at around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Authorities believe the aircraft had taken off from the Polson airport.
Date: 
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
City: 
Ronan, MT
Type: Aircraft Accident

Small aircraft crashes near Darby, Montana

A small yellow aircraft has reportedly crashed in a farm field not far from Highway 93, about 2 and a half miles south of Darby.

Date: 
Friday, November 7, 2014
City: 
Darby, MT
Type: Aircraft Accident

Tabitha Mary Migwi, 16, dies after driving into path of logging truck near Whitefish, Montana

A 16-year-old Whitefish girl died when the car she was driving pulled into the path of a logging truck at about 4:30 p.m. Monday at an intersection on Highway 40 southeast of Whitefish, Montana.

Date: 
Monday, November 10, 2014
Roadway: 
Highway 40
City: 
Whitefish, MT
Type: Truck Accident
Topics: 
Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers

John R. Bradstreet, 61, and Michael B. Berman, 73, die in wrong-way head-on crash on Hwy. 93 south of Somers, Montana

A pickup operated by John R. Bradstreet was driving northbound when it crossed into Michael B. Berman’s lane, striking him head on.  A third vehicle was unable to avoid the crash, but that driver suffered only minor injuries.
Date: 
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Roadway: 
Hwy. 93
City: 
Somers, MT
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Wrong-way Crash, Head-on, Pileup

Andre Dullinger, 25, dies when flatbed truck pulls out in front of his car on U.S. 93 in Lake County, Montana

Sheriff's officials in Lake County have released the name of a 25-year-old man who died in a collision between his car and a flatbed traile between Pablo and Ronan.  
Date: 
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Roadway: 
U.S. Highway 93
City: 
Polson, MT
Type: Truck Accident

Ryan Cole, 28, killed in motorcycle crash on Highway 12 on June 29.

Montana Highway Patrol released the name of the victim killed in a motorcycle crash on Highway 12 Sunday. Ryan Cole, 28, was from Missoula.

The crash happened near mile marker 10, east of the Montana-Idaho state line.

Date: 
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Roadway: 
Highway 12
City: 
Lolo, MT
Type: Motorcycle Accident

Robert Lambert, 61, killed in single vehicle crash on June 30 on Schwartz Creek Road.

Officials tell NBC Montana the name of a man who died in a fatal crash Monday evening.

Montana Highway Patrol says alcohol was a factor in the crash and the victim was not wearing a seat belt.

Date: 
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Roadway: 
Schwartz Creek Road
City: 
Missoula, MT
Type: Car Accident

Cliff Daniels, 62, dies in ultralight plane crash on June 7 in Polson, Montana.

A 62-year-old Idaho man died when his small ultralight-style aircraft crashed in northwest Montana.

Authorities identified the victim as Cliff Daniels, of Rathdrum, Idaho.

Date: 
Friday, June 6, 2014
Roadway: 
Unknown
City: 
Polson, MT
Type: Aircraft Accident