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MHP: Woman died in Lincoln County crash that closed U.S. Highway 2

The victim died after her vehicle drifted into oncoming traffic near Troy.
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MISSOULA — A 70-year-old Troy woman died in a crash on Friday, July 10, that closed a section of U.S. Highway 2 in Lincoln County.

The Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) reports the woman died in a crash that happened near Troy shortly before 1:30 p.m.

The victim was driving eastbound when she drifted into the westbound lane and collided with a pickup truck being driven by a 36-year-old man from Bonners Ferry, Idaho.

The woman, whose name has not been released, was taken to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead.