Two-Car Accident

The driver of a Ford Focus, attempting to cross Highway 2 from the Empire Foods parking lot, collided with an eastbound one-ton pickup around 10:50 a.m. Tuesday. Police reports indicated the deployment of airbags in the Ford. The driver was unharmed and immediately exited the vehicle to ask an Empire Foods’ clerk to call 911. Libby Volunteer Ambulance transported the passenger, experiencing breathing difficulties, to St. John’s Lutheran Hospital.