We are learning additional information about a fatal accident near Coram on Monday that closed U.S. Highway 2 for several hours.
The Montana Highway Patrol reports that two people died and four were injured in a seven-vehicle crash that happened near the intersection with Old U.S. Highway 2.
A 77-year-old man from Kingman, Arizona and a 72-year-old man from Coram died in the accident which happened at 3:55 p.m. on June 5, 2023.
Additionally, a 44-year-old man from New York, a 36-year-old man, a 57-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man — all from Great Falls — were hurt in the chain reaction crash.
MHP reports a driver headed east on U.S. Highway 2 rear-ended a vehicle that then hit and pushed a third vehicle into the westbound lane of the road which set off the chain-reaction series of accidents.
According to the MHP report, speed is suspected as a factor in the crash, but alcohol/drugs are not suspected.
The names of the people involved have not been released and an MHP investigation is continuing.
