Multiple motor vehicle accidents snarl traffic in Glacier National Park

Multiple motor vehicle accidents in Glacier National Park late Wednesday afternoon led to congestion and the closure of Going-to-the-Sun Road to traffic, officials said.  

Two separate accidents after 3 p.m., June 26 slowed traffic at the west park entrance and at The Loop, the sole switchback on the western side of the Sun Road, according to officials.  

The accident halfway between The Loop and the west tunnel occurred when a vehicle swerved to miss another vehicle that crossed over the yellow line. The evasive maneuver caused the swerving vehicle to hit a rock outcropping, leaving it disabled.