Driver injured in vehicle accident on snowy U.S. 2 near Libby
A vehicle sits on an embankment on Wednesday, Nov. 30, off the northbound lanes of U.S. 2, just south of Libby. The driver of the vehicle was taken to the hospital by Libby Volunteer Ambulance Service. Heavy, wet snow and temperatures in the high teens created slick roads across the region. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
First responders work at the scene of a vehicle accident on Wednesday, Nov. 30. The vehicle went off the northbound lanes of U.S. 2, just south of Libby. The driver of the vehicle was taken to the hospital by Libby Volunteer Ambulance Service. Heavy, wet snow and temperatures in the high teens created slick roads across the region. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
Several inches of heavy, wet snow and daytime temperatures in the high teens helped to create slippery road conditions in the region on Wednesday, Nov. 30.
According to Montana Highway Patrol's incident log, several accidents and slideoffs occurred across northwest Montana.
One accident, just south of Libby near the Montana Department of Transportation building on U.S. 2, resulted in injuries to a female driver.
She was taken to the hospital by Libby Volunteer Ambulance Service.
Her condition is currently not known.
In addition to MHP and the ambulance service, Lincoln County Rural Fire District 1, Libby Volunteer Fire Department, the state Department of Transportation and the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office also responded to the scene.
According to the National Weather Service, the area is under a winter storm warning until 11 a.m. Thursday.
Forecasters are predicting more than a foot of snow. Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility.
