Butte, MT : Butte woman killed in I-90 crash west of Belgrade; fatal wreck also reported in Beaverhead County on Saturday, 8th October 2016

A Butte woman was killed late Saturday afternoon when the car she was in on Interstate 90 crossed the median and struck a semi-trailer and car going the opposite direction near Belgrade.

The Gallatin County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as Sarah Wixston, 40. Three people were injured and taken to Bozeman Deaconess Hospital following the accident, which occurred at 5 p.m., the Montana Highway Patrol said Sunday afternoon.

Troopers said Wixston and another person were traveling westbound on I-90 in a Ford Fusion a few miles west of Belgrade when their car for unknown reasons crossed the median into the eastbound lanes. It was not clear who was driving.

The car struck a semi-trailer out of Oregon then hit a Mercury Milan and finally came to rest in the median. The semi-trailer hit another semi out of British Columbia. The Milan and Oregon semi came to rest in the eastbound lanes.

The victim was reported dead at the scene. Road conditions were dry.

Another fatal accident occurred early Sunday morning on Montana Highway 278 in Beaverhead County, according to the Highway Patrol's incident report.

A trooper said Sunday morning he was still investigating the crash, but he did confirm one person was killed. Dispatch said it got a call about the wreck at 2:56 a.m.

Beaverhead County Sheriff Frank Kluesner said it was a rollover accident near Polaris on the Scenic Byway. One person was killed and another was seriously injured. Kluesner said the Highway Patrol is investigating.

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Butte woman killed in I-90 crash west of Belgrade; fatal wreck also reported in Beaverhead County