MISSOULA - A man died and a young child was injured in a one-vehicle accident that happened on Sunday night in Missoula.
The Montana Highway Patrol reports the crash happened shortly before 10:15 p.m. on Coal Mine Road.
A 49-year-old man from Missoula was driving north on Coal Mine Road when he missed a curve and the Jeep Grand Cherokee crashed and rolled over.
MHP reports the victim was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
It's not known if the 7-year-old child — who is from Missoula — was ejected from the Jeep, according to MHP.
Neither person was wearing a seatbelt and speed is believed to have played a role in the accident, which remains under investigation.
