RONAN — A woman died and a young child was taken to the hospital following a Tuesday afternoon crash in the Mission Valley.
The Montana Highway Patrol reports a 37-year-old Ronan woman — whose name has not been released — died in the single-vehicle crash that happened at approximately 3 p.m.
A 4-year-old child in the car was hurt in the crash and was transported to Logan Health in Kalispell.
According to MHP, the driver of a Mazda CX-7 was driving north on Timberland Road in the Roman area when her car went off the road and hit a tree near Grizzly Drive.
The victim — who was wearing a seatbelt — was thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.
The MHP is continuing to investigate the crash.
