Teen injured in rollover on Big Mountain
Whitefish Pilot | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 years AGO
A teenager was seriously injured in a rollover accident the evening of June 23 on a Forest Service road on Big Mountain.
According to Whitefish Fire Chief Joe Page, a group of teens was driving along the dirt road when their vehicle rolled as it rounded a corner.
One of the teens who was not wearing a seat belt was ejected from the vehicle. The other teens were buckled in and stayed inside the vehicle.
According to Page, the teens used cell phones to call their parents and the father of one of the teens was already on scene when Whitefish emergency crews arrived.
The teen who was ejected was transported by ambulance to Kalispell Regional Medical Center.
The Pilot will update this story as more details become available.
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