1 Dead, 4 Injured After Moose Collides with Vehicle on Hwy 69

A 27-year old Clancy man has died and several more were injured after a moose collided with their vehicle at mile marker 10 on Highway 69 Sunday night.

According to the Montana Highway Patrol, the deceased was driving southbound on Highway 69 around 7:50 p.m. Sunday when the incident occurred.

A 21-year-old Clancy woman was a passenger in the vehicle, along with a 24-year-old woman, a five-year-old girl, and a four-year-old boy. It is believed the 24-year-old and the children are all of Whitehall.

A moose entered the roadway around mile marker 10, north of Cardwell and east of the Golden Sunlight Mine. The driver was unable to avoid a collision, according to the MHP crash report.

The report said the moose rolled on top of the vehicle after impact. The vehicle came to rest blocking the northbound lane. The man was declared dead at the scene.

The two women and two children were taken to St. James Hospital and later released. The people involved in the crash were not identified, and no further details were available, Sheriff Craig Doolittle said.