Helena, MT : One dead in crash west of Helena near Avon Sunday afternoon, January 1, 2017

Authorities say a 23-year-old has died in a crash on Highway 12 about 35 miles west of Helena near Avon. Four others involved in the Sunday afternoon wreck suffered various injuries.

The man, who is from Missoula, was in the passenger seat of a car headed west, according to Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Alicia Austin. The name of the victim has not been released pending notification of family.

The driver of the car lost control of the vehicle, Austin said. The car swerved into oncoming traffic and rotated counterclockwise. An eastbound sport-utility vehicle struck the car's passenger side, she said.

The man died at the scene. The two-vehicle crash was reported at 2:08 p.m.

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One dead in crash reported west of Helena