Two separate US road crashes kill a teen in Montana and one in Iowa
The gist
A 17-year-old girl died after a multi-vehicle wreck on the U.S. 93 Bypass in Kalispell, Montana.
Two unrelated fatal crashes in two states in three days underscore everyday road risk.
How it unfolded
- Nov 3, 2026One person was killed and three others injured, including a child, in a two-vehicle rear-end crash on Highway 2 and Flora Avenue between West Grove and Bloomfield, Iowa, at about 4:30 p.m., per an Iowa State Patrol report.
- Nov 5, 2026A 17-year-old girl was critically injured in a multi-vehicle wreck on the U.S. 93 Bypass in Kalispell, Montana, near Three Mile Drive at about 10 a.m. and was taken to Logan Health Medical Center.
- Nov 5, 2026The girl died from her injuries later that day; the crash closed southbound traffic on the bypass north of Three Mile Drive for roughly two hours.