Missoula, MT. – Two people were killed in a car crash that left one other person injured on Friday in Missoula.
According to the Missoula County Sheriff's Office, the accident happened around 4 p.m. on Highway 93 near mile marker 5.
A 52-year-old man was driving a semi-truck southbound on Highway 93 when the trailer attached to the truck started to jackknife.
The man attempted to rotate counterclockwise to correct the vehicle and drifted into the double yellow line into oncoming traffic.
The semi-truck then collided head-on with a northbound GMC Sierra.
A 26-year-old male driver from Ronan was traveling behind the semi-truck and crashed into the trailer.
A northbound Chrysler traveling behind the GMC Sierra attempted to steer to the right to avoid the accident but hit the trailer of the semi-truck.
The male driver and a female passenger in the GMC were pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the semi-truck sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
The Ronan man and the driver of the Chrysler were unhurt.
Montana Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of the accident.