2 dead in head-on collision in Stillwater County

COLUMBUS – Two people were killed in a head-on collision between two vehicles in Stillwater County Monday evening.

The Montana Highway Patrol reports that the accident occurred shortly before 9 p.m. on Montana Highway 78 at mile marker 41.

Police said a Toyota Rav4 was traveling southbound on the highway and a GMC Sierra was traveling northbound when the vehicles collided. It is unclear which vehicle crossed the center line, police said.

The driver of the Toyota, a 69-year-old man from Captain Cook, HI, and a 68-year-old male passenger from Columbus, were killed. The driver of the GMC, an 83-year-old man from Columbus, was injured.

The patrol stated that alcohol and drugs were considered possible causes of the accident.