3 injured in Lakeside crash
Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Jim Schneider, right, surveys the damage to a BMW 335i after it was involved in a two-car accident Friday afternoon. A witness said the BMW rear-ended a Subaru Outback on U.S. 93, just south of Lakeside. Two people in the Subaru and one in the Outback were taken to the hospital. (Scott Shindledecker/Daily Inter Lake)
A Subaru Outback rests on its roof on Angel Point Drive near Lakeside after it was involved in a two-car accident Friday afternoon. A witness said the Outback was rear-ended by a BMW 335i on U.S. 93, sending it over an embankment. Two people in the Subaru and one in the Outback were taken to the hospital. (Scott Shindledecker/Daily Inter Lake)
A two-vehicle accident Friday afternoon on U.S. 93 south of Lakeside sent three people to the hospital.
According to a witness, a BMW Series 335i with a temporary registration from Pennsylvania was in the southbound passing lane when it rear-ended a Subaru Outback waiting to turn left on to Angel Point Road.
The impact of the collision sent the Outback over a small embankment and on to its roof.
Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Jim Schneider said two people were in the Outback and one in the BMW. While the extent of their injuries wasn’t known, they weren’t believed to be life-threatening.
Air bags deployed in both vehicles.
It wasn’t known if alcohol or drugs were suspected.
In addition to Montana Highway Patrol, first-responders from Somers Fire Department, South Kalispell Fire Department and Lakeside Quick Response team worked at the scene.
Reporter Scott Shindledecker can be reached at (406) 758-4441 or sshindledecker@dailyinterlake.com.